Well, here comes the third one-shot I promised you guys...even though it's over a year late... -sweatdrops-
Silver: In this one, an old childhood friend of Sakuya's makes a return back to Foxwood after many years, just in time for Tai and Sensei's wedding. Of course with her, she brings surprises for Kuri and Sakuya as well. Not only that, there are other surprises for the rest of the gang. Let's get things started now! (bold: narration, italics, talking in the past).
12. (An old friend returns or a Wedding to Remember)
ooo Sakuya's POV ooo
It was an early morning in April. Since it was getting warmer outside, I decided to step out of the palace for a while. Of course, since she wanted to go outside as well, I had Sakura with me as we were meeting Kuri in the koi gardens.
I smiled as I saw him there already, coordinating the gardeners and gardening robots with replanting ,the robots handling bigger or spiny plants.
"Good morning, love; I see you decided to come outside, too." I smiled, giving him a loving kiss as Sakura gurgled happily, obviously glad to see him.
"Well, decided to get started on what wasn't in the greenhouse." he replied, soon cradling Sakura in his arms, looking out and seeing the larger tachikoma working out in the streets, cleaning them as the citizens were enjoying the warm weather as well.
I nodded. "that's a good idea; since it's starting to get warm again, I decided to come outside for a while...I don't like being cooped up inside for too long, anyway."
Kuri nodded as well as the greenhouse beginning to fold and retract. "I just hope a sudden cold snap doesn't kill everything."
Sakura looked on, watching the greenhouse, cooing softly in confusion as she wondered how it was doing that; Kuri chuckled softly, as wires were pulling in the panels that would be at the front of the stacks.
"Well, about the cold weather, it usually starts to get warmer again around this time every year, anyway; so I don't think it's going to get that cold so soon." Kuri nodded.
"Well, if a cold snap is coming let me know so I can close off the area again."
"I'll be sure to." I reassured him, seeing the robots working diligently around the garden.
I soon spotted our mail carrier, a digimon named Bokomon, in his new armored truck that Kuri and I had given him a few weeks earlier for his 10 years of service to the royal family. "it looks like Bokomon's making his last stop for the day, love."
Kuri smiled, flicking his tails slightly. "He delivers to everyone else first."
The little digimon soon parked in front of the palace, locking his truck and heading over to us, carrying a large blue mail sack, the bag having the royal crest of Foxwood on the front. He bowed to us in respect.
"Hello, you two; I suspect things are going well today."
"Just getting the gardens ready for the spring rush." I replied as we bowed back. Bokomon smiled.
"That's good to hear." He then took out a brown package. "I have something for a Diamond Kitsune..." he blinked softly at the address. "and it's from someone in Zimbabwe? Do you two know anyone from that country, sire?"
"Mohatu's father. He visits here via the gateways."
Bokomon nodded in understanding. "Ahh, I see, well he mailed it to this address, so I'm guessing it was a surprise for her." he said, handing Kuri the package.
He nodded as well, taking it up. "Evidently so."
" I also have something for you, sire; it's from the toy store from a Mr. Izumi at the toy store." he handed Kuri a few envelopes that also had the royal crest as well.
Kuri blinked a bit. "Thanks."
I smiled, figuring out what they were. "Those must be the royalty checks he told you about; the ones for blueprints for the screen toy and the pouncing mat you gave them last year."
"Ah, right. Well, at least I can use these for personal expenses instead of using treasury money."
I nodded, fanning my tails a bit as Bokomon reached in his mail sack one last time.
"And there's one more thing for you, your highness." he soon pulled out a letter, handing it to me. I blinked softly , not able to figure this one out.
"Alright...I wonder who this could be from..."
Bokomon shrugged. "I don't know; my duty is only to deliver the mail, not to open it." he smiled, chuckling to himself.
"Well, I suppose I'll find out, anyway." I smiled. "Thank you, Bokomon."
"My pleasure, your highness; now if you'll excuse me, I have letters for the servants as well." he bowed again before going inside the palace to deliver the rest of the mail.
"I certainly wasn't expecting anything today..." I opened the letter to see who it was from, smiling as I read the letter, gasping a bit in surprise.
"Why, it's a letter from, Hana one of my childhood friends...." I continued reading the letter. "and it says she'll be visiting Foxwood in a few weeks from the continent of Server."
Kuri smiled. "I'm happy for you, hun; and this'll give me a chance to meet one of your friends besides the advisors."
I smiled musingly. "I haven't seen Hana in years; she used to live in Foxwood when we were kits, but she had to move because of her father's job."
"Who knows she may be aiming to return here." he chuckled to himself.
"I suppose we'll find out when she comes in a few weeks."
"Of course, Sakuya; she'll have a room in here in the palace as well."
I nodded. "We'll make the preparations immediately." I smiled, wagging my tails excitedly. Sakura giggled, obviously happy to see me happy as well; she used her psychic powers to bring out one of her teddy bears from her room. She cooed playfully as she made it do tricks in mid-air.
Kuri chuckled. "Well now; this is different."
"Yes; she's been getting better with her psychic powers every day since she discovered them a few months ago." Soon the bear flew past us and right into the little kit's arms, Sakura hugging it tight as her own tails wagged.
I giggled softly, giving her a loving kiss on the forehead, making her purr softly as Kuri smiled, looking on.
"Well, we'd best get ready for your friend to arrive; after all we've only got a few weeks to prepare."
I nodded, but as soon as we were about to leave, one of the robots that was tending to the garden zoomed past us, starting to go haywire. "What in the world...?"
Kuri meeped, rushing after it, soon stopping the robot just before it ran over our petunias, bonking it in the head, apparently trying to knock some sense into it. "Heh, I'll be sure to have that fixed before your friend comes into town, hun..." he sweatdropped as Sakura and I giggled to ourselves.
"That's alright, love; I know all electronic things have bugs in them sooner or later."
(Scene blackens to three weeks later)
Finally the big day had arrived. Kuri and I, along with the help of our friends, had finished the preparations for Hana's arrival.
"Thank you all so much for helping us, everyone." I said, bowing to them. I smiled as they bowed back.
"No problem, your highness." Natsuke smiled.
"Yeah, we were happy to help; besides we wanted to make sure everything was perfect when your friend came to visit today." Taka replied, his tail twitching slightly.
I nodded, smiling softly. I then headed towards the window, keeping an eye out for Hana, I also saw most of the citizens out and about, just enjoying the day; as well as the larger versions of the Tachikomas cleaning the jaded sidewalks. Suddenly, I looked down towards the gateway in front of the palace, seeing a Taomon stepping through.
"Kuri...I might be seeing things, but I think I see Hana outside in the crowd..." My smile grew as I saw her coming closer to the palace. Kuri and the others came over to me, blinking a bit.
"Could that be her?" he inquired, seeing the Taomon had red fur and black markings, just as I described to him once before. She was now coming towards the front gate.
"Yes; it has to be. I'd know her from anywhere." I replied, my tails wagging a bit. Little Sakura gurgled happily as I picked her up as Kuri radioed the guards to let Hana through the gate, soon opening the door to our chambers.
"Sakuya, it's so good to see you again!" Hana grinned as we gave each other a loving embrace.
"It's good to see you too, Hana, it's been a long time." I chuckled to myself as everyone smiled warmly at the scene.
"So, you must be Sakuya's mate." She smiled, looking at Kuri. "It's good to finally meet you, sire."
Kuri smiled, returning the bow. "Don't let my, punk appearance deceive, I am nicer than I tend to look."
"Don't worry about that, I've met quite a few people and digimon that are like that as well." She smiled, looking to our friends. "And these must be the tamers from earth you've spoken so highly of, Sakuya. It's nice to meet you all as well." I chuckled a bit as they blushed slightly.
"It's good to meet you, too, Miss Hana." Lisa smiled as everyone introduced themselves and their partners.
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"You know, I've been looking forward to coming back to Foxwood for a very long time now, especially since I'm able to see Sakuya again." Hana said, relaxing as she got to know everyone.
"We welcome all types in this town provided no trouble is caused."
She smiled. "I understand, sire; and I'm glad to see things are even better than they were before here, especially since I'll be moving back here."
Everyone blinked in surprise. "Heh, didn't see that one coming..." Mike replied as Taka nodded in agreement.
"Well ,that settles what I was thinking earlier..."
I chuckled to myself as Kuri picked up his radio again, letting the servants know to get a permanent room ready for Hana.
"Thank you, sire; that means a lot to me."
"Not a problem; Most of the rooms are like mini apartments anyway."
"Hehe, yeah; some of us stay here on weekends, but luckily there's so many rooms at the palace, there's plenty of space here for everyone else." Luna smiled as she snuggled next to Taka.
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Soon everyone had finished helping Hana move into her room. Afterwards, everyone ordered some of their favorite meals from the kitchen as they all got to know Hana better. Everyone smiled as she told her stories, even having some laughs along the way.
"So you and Sakuya used to be best friends when you were kids?" Natsuke asked.
Hana nodded, holding little Sakura in her arms. "That's right. I used to come here to the palace everyday to play with her when I was a kit. Of course I was a bit shy at first, but her parents helped me get over that." she chuckled as the kit looked up at her, smiling brightly.
Lisa blinked. "You know, I've been wondering what your parents were like, Sakuya."
"Well, they were very kind and loving parents to say the least, Lisa."
Silver frowned a bit. "Were? You mean they're...?"
"Since I was 14 years old; of course it was the 1970s, so I've had time to grow and learn without them...it was hard at first, especially since I had just become Empress soon after they died, but eventually I got the hang of it, thanks to the advisors."
The rest of the gang nodded softly. "Do you still have a picture of them, or anything else that belonged to them?"
"I do have a few things that used to belong to them, and I still have an old photo of them as well." I then conjured a photograph of my parents, passing it around for the others to see. In the photo was a Taomon with black fur and silver markings, wearing a gorgeous sapphire kimono to match her eyes. Next to her was a kitsune similar to Kuri, except he had brown fur and black markings, and of course he had his silver hair, which obviously visible in the royal family.
"Wow; they looked great together, Sakuya." Ayame smiled.
"Yeah," said Sasami. "what were their names?"
"Yoshiro and Hitomi Sakamoto. Of course my father was currently the Emperor before he met Mother. They actually met on Iwai de Aikou underneath the cherry blossom trees in the park. They fell in love instantly that day as soon as they saw each other."
"Aww, that's so romantic..." Lisa smiled as Natsuke snuggled next to her.
"Yes it was; of course a few months later they were married, and about a year later they had me." I finished with a musing smile on my face.
Kuri smiled. "Heh, I wonder what they would've thought of me if they were still alive, hon..."
"I'm sure they would've liked you, love; especially my father. In fact he was a lot like you in many ways."
Hana chuckled softly as Kuri blushed a bit at that; suddenly a powerful smell hit her nose. "Ugh, what in the world...?" she looked down to Sakura, who was whimpering. Suddenly the little kit started to cry loudly. "Um, something tells me Sakura just had an accident, Sakuya."
Everyone instantly covered their noses, trying to block out the bad smell. "Man, I'll say!" Silver scowled.
"I'd better get Sakura changed..." I replied, sweatdropping slightly as I gently picked up the little kit in my arms and taking her out of the room, heading towards her room to change her diaper.
ooo Sensei's POV ooo
Meanwhile, as we walked down the jaded path away from the Dojo, Tai and I were heading towards the palace.
"I certainly hope Sakuya doesn't mind us being late today, Tai." I said, looking to him.
"I'm sure she won't, love; besides, she knows we're busy making plans for our wedding." he replied, holding my paw lovingly. I smiled, blushing deeply.
"It's almost hard to believe, really; in two weeks we're going to be married; and it'll be my birthday as well that day."
"Yeah, I know; I'm just glad everyone was as accepting to this as we were. Especially my parents...I was afraid they would disown me when they discovered I was gay..."
"Well, there's nothing to worry about now, Tai; nothing's going to stop us from having this wedding."
"You're right, hun. We love each other, and that's all that matters." Tai said as we headed into the palace entrance, heading upstairs after the guards told us that's where the others were. I was surprised to see Hana there amongst them.
"Hana! I didn't know you were coming back home." I smiled as she looked up after hearing my voice.
"Well, now; isn't this a pleasant surprise, Sensei. It's been a long time, hasn't it?"
"It certainly has." I turned to Tai. "Tai, this is Hana; she was in the same graduating class as Sakuya when she was at the Dojo. Hana, this is Tai, my fiancée." I finished, blushing once again.
Hana blinked softly. "Fiancée? Well, I thought I'd never see the day Sensei finally settle down with someone." She smirked as Tai chuckled a bit as we joined them.
"It's nice to meet you, Hana; and yeah, you probably didn't know that Sensei was gay, so this is probably a big surprise to you since you weren't there the day I proposed to him."
"Yes, however, I had a sneaking suspicion that he was, especially since I noticed that whenever a girl asked him out he either made an excuse or turned away from them all together; but whenever a guy spoke to him that he liked, he always froze up, either that or things just didn't work out between them."
"Well, I assure you things will work out between me and Sensei, Hana. I know that because he and I had already been mates for the past few months before I proposed to him earlier this year back on Iwai de Aikou."
"That's good to hear, and congratulations on your wedding." she smiled as Sakuya came into the room, apparently having just put little Sakura down for her nap as the little kit wasn't with her.
"Tai, Sensei; I was wondering when you two would join us."
"Yeah, sorry we're late...we were going over our plans for our wedding."
"No need to apologize, Tai." she replied.
Ayame nodded a bit. "Yeah, everyone has their priorities."
"So, how are the plans for the wedding coming along, guys?" asked Silver.
I smiled. "Everything's going according to plan; we've already got the catering set up and Satoshi's getting the chapel ready, and of course your father's got the music for the wedding just about ready; he should be rehearsing with his students as we speak."
"Yeah; and we want to thank you guys for being a part of our wedding party, too; especially you, Kuri, since you're going to be our best man."
"Anything to lend a paw, you two." Kuri said, smiling at us.
"You know, I've never even been to a gay wedding. What's it like, anyway, guys?" Tayla inquired.
Edwardia blinked a bit. "Yeah; I mean, is it like a regular wedding, or is it something else all together?"
"I've actually been to a couple gay and lesbian weddings in my lifetime, except during a gay wedding, it's actually known as a commitment ceremony." Sakuya replied as Tai and I nodded. "So a couple of things might be different than they were at mine and Kuri's wedding."
"Heh, I don't really see the reason for the difference, personally."
"Neither do I, love. I mean, they're getting married just as a male/female couple, and there's nothing different about that."
"You're right, Sakuya." I curled my tail around Tai's waist as he snuggled next to me.
"You know, hon; we could change that..." Kuri replied with a smirk. "Our town, our laws, after all."
Sakuya chuckled softly. "That's true; at least they're not getting married on Earth...I don't think they'd even be able to accomplish that."
"Yeah, I've been watching the news lately and I hate to see what they're doing to those couples from not allowing their marriages to happen...maybe they should just come here to get married; at least it'd be legal here."
"Yeah, that's for sure." I replied as everyone nodded in agreement.
ooo Hana's POV ooo
Later that evening, as Tai and Sensei were discussing more of our wedding plans with me and Kuri, everyone else decided to spend the night at the palace.
"Did you notice anything about Sakuya a few moments ago, Kuri?" I asked.
"She did seem to be recalling some things..."
Sensei sighed a bit. "Quite a few things did happen between her and her parents before they died...no one knows how it happened, either; not even the advisors, and they helped raise her before and after their death."
"If I had a way to bring them back I would, but, some things just aren't meant to be done..." Kuri replied.
About 20 minutes later, we all decided that it was time for bed. However, Sakuya still hadn't returned from putting Sakura to bed.
"Kuri; do you think we should check on Sakuya?"
Kuri nodded as we all went to check to Sakura's room to check in on her. Little Sakura was tucked into her crib, snoring softly all the while. Meanwhile, Sakuya was looking out the palace walls, obviously in thought about something.
"Hmm, maybe we should leave her alone?" Kuri asked.
I shrugged. "I suppose...she's probably thinking about her parents right now." I sighed, not liking seeing Sakuya being sad like that.
"'Tis why I said what I did."
Sakuya's ears twitched upon hearing our voices. "Oh, sorry about that, you two-I didn't even notice I was taking so long...and Hana's right; I was thinking about them..."
"If I could find a way to help them be here, I would."
"It's not your fault, Kuri...I was thinking about them today especially because, on Monday it would've been their wedding anniversary." Sakuya sat down before continuing. "If only I could figure out how they died, maybe it could shed some light in the picture...but no one knows how they did, not even the advisors..."
"I'll think of a way, hon; it'll be tricky, but it can be done."
Sakuya smiled a bit, but her voice started to break at Kuri's words. "Thank you, Kuri, but I won't get my hopes up...I know some things just can't be done..." She finished, tears streaming out of her eyes. I held her close, trying my best to comfort her.
'Sakuya...' I thought sadly, not knowing what to say to my best friend. Kuri closed his eyes, obviously feeling Sakuya's pain.
"Come to my lab. We'll try it now." he replied, getting up as we headed towards his lab in another part of the palace. In the center of the room, there was a large gate similar to the ones in the village, except they were meant for others to travel through the various heavenly realms. Kuri walked over to the gate prototype, and opened a special panel, toying with it a little bit. Meanwhile, Sakuya and I stood by, watching patiently.
Suddenly, the gate started sparking wildly. Kuri turned to us. "Mmm, I hope this works...I've bridged dimensions before." he said, stepping back as the gate's rings started spinning at an incredible rate. "Pray."
We nodded, doing just that as the gate center started to hold a field of energy. Kuri threw a special camera that was attached to a wire inside it, trying to locate the realm Sakuya's parents were in. Unbeknownst to us, the rest of the gang had caught wind that we hadn't returned and were now peering outside the laboratory'sdoor, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Hmm...I think I see something..and I think someone's coming..."
My ears twitched the second Kuri said that and I started to pray harder than I ever prayed before. 'Come on, you two; Sakuya needs you now more than ever.' I think someone may have heard me, because to our surprise, Kuri's probe got tossed back, and someone stepped through the gate.
Kuri's eyes widened as he recognized them. "Sakuya, look..."
Sakuya immediately opened her eyes, her jaw dropping the second she saw the figures. "By the gods..."
None of us could believe it; it was Yoshiro and Hitomi in the fur! And they looked like they hadn't aged a day. They were both wearing white kimonos, obviously a gift from their realm. Both of them smiled warmly at Sakuya, who was still clearly in shock.
"Mother...Father..." She soon snapped out of her trance, running over to them as they both embraced her as she cried tears of happiness. Hitomi smiled, running her fingers through her daughter's hair for the first time in a long time.
"We know, Sakuya; we missed you, too..."
Everyone else was in shock, some even shed happy tears for the couple's return to Foxwood.
"Heh, well, that was unexpected..." Natsuke said as Lisa nodded.
"Yeah, I didn't think spirits could be brought back to life like that..." she replied.
Kuri's eyes were wide, too as the gateway to their realm was still active. "By the spirits. It worked!"
"Yes it did," Hitomi chuckled softly, "and we personally want to thank you for bringing our family back together after all these years." she smiled as Sakuya finally managed to calm down, her tails intertwining with her mother's. Kuri nodded.
"One moment, please; I'd better take notes..." He went to the panel he had opened, typing a few things in a data pad, meeping as he burned his paw. "Ow!"
Yoshiro blinked. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, the gate seems to have been running hot. It took a lot of energy to accomplish that." The gate since had spun down and vents were blowing to cool the internal parts.
"I can imagine it does take a lot of energy to bring someone back from the kitsune realm; in fact, we did feel that energy as we returned as well."
Taka cocked his head as a thought came into his head. "How'd you bring them back anyway, Kuri?"
"Yeah, I thought bringing people back from the dead was impossible..." Silver added.
"By way of a crystal I had gotten. Now I that I know the frequency, this will be possible at any time, but I won't be doing it all of the time."
"We don't want the goddess Inari to be upset about that, now would we? And no, she wasn't upset about us leaving because she felt that it was being done out of love and not hatred." Yoshiro smiled.
"Well ,that new frequency will be hardly used, and only with permission."
Hitomi nodded softly. "We were all surprised when it happened, especially Inari, but we all sensed that the energy was out of love, and we sensed the prayers that went along with it, so we knew that nothing evil was going to come from it. And everyone knew that something like that doesn't happen everyday, so we didn't pay that much into that fact."
Kuri nodded as well, smiling as the gate finally cooled off. "Well, welcome home, you two; and we hope your stay is comfortable here."
Sensei smiled as the others bowed in respect. "Yes, and of course we'll do anything we can to help you."
"Thank you all."
"Yes, we'd appreciate that."
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ooo Silver's POV ooo
Two weeks later, it was finally the day of Tai and Sensei's wedding. Everyone in Foxwood was abuzz with excitement as they helped get things ready. While Kuri and Sakuya were at the palace busy with their own preparations, I was with the rest of the gang at my house as we were getting ready as well.
"This is so exciting!" I smiled as I put on the armguards I wore on special occasions. I was going with Ayame, Sasami and Sarabi to meet Sensei at the Dojo.
"I agree, Silver; I always love a good wedding." Luna smiled as Edwardia helped her with her ribbons.
"Yeah, me too; and something tells me this'll be the biggest wedding Foxwood's had in a while."
Sasami turned to Lisa. "Next to Kuri and Sakuya's of course." She chuckled as she helped little Diamond get ready by brushing her fur, smiling as the little Viximon purred softly.
Edwardia giggled softly. "I bet Tai and Sensei are sweating bullets right now."
"Well, it is a big day for them, Edwardia. It's going to be their first day as a married couple after all." Mike smiled as he helped Taka get on his new tail ring.
"I wonder how Sensei's going to like the reception at the palace?"
"I'm sure he'll love it, Ayame." Sarabi smiled. "And I just know he'll be surprised, too."
At that moment, my mother entered the room. She was dressed in a new kimono that she had purchased just a few days before. "Kuri and Sakuya just called, everyone; they'll be here to pick us up in about 5 minutes, so you'd better finish getting ready."
"Don't worry, Imani; we're almost done here." Natsuke replied as he finished brushing his hair. Mother nodded, smiling as she left the room to keep an eye out for Kuri and Sakuya.
I looked over to Lisa, who was blushing slightly as Natsuke suddenly whispered something in her ear. 'Hmm, I wonder what that's all about...' I thought to myself. Lyoko turned to me, having overheard my thoughts.
'I dunno, sis; but something tells me those guys are up to something...'
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Five minutes later, Kuri and Sakuya had picked everyone up, and they were on their way to the wedding chapel. Along the way, we saw Sensei waiting in the front of the Dojo, which had been decorated in honor of his and Tai's wedding; along with him, were all of his former students, including myself, Maliha and Tayla, who were in the wedding party as they were also making their way towards the chapel. Up above us, the Birdramon and Aquilamon of the forest were helping some of the citizens get there, too.
Kuri parked the car in front of the chapel where Tai was pacing at the doorway. He chuckled softly as he headed over to him.
"Nervous there lover boy?"
Tai looked up, nodding a bit. "Yeah..I guess it's just a bit of stage fright, that's all."
Natsuke smiled. "It's ok, man; everyone has it every now and again."
"Yeah; remember how I was months ago?" Kuri smiled as he hugged his friend. Tai hugged back, blushing slightly.
"Yeah, you guys are right; besides, today's special for both me and Sensei, too; speaking of which, we're just waiting on him now, since everything else is ready inside."
Sakuya blinked softly, turning around, seeing Sensei and I, along with the other students, making our way towards the chapel.
"Well, speak of the devil; he's on his way now-we'd better head inside." She giggled softly as Sakura gurgled happily, the little kit also being dressed up for the occasion in her little yukata. They all headed inside to take their places.
"And don't worry about a thing, Tai; I talked to Captain Akira earlier this morning. This wedding is to go uninterrupted."
Tai nodded. "Thank you, your highness."
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I turned to Sensei, who was just as nervous about the wedding as Tai was. "Don't worry about it too much, Sensei."
"Yeah, I'm sure the wedding will go off without a hitch." Maliha nodded, reassuring him as Tayla placed a paw on his shoulder.
"Thank you, girls; that helps me feel better." He smiled as we were then outside the chapel, waiting for our cue. As soon as the music started, the doors opened and we slowly made our way inside, while I waited outside with Sensei, as I was to escort him down the aisle.
The chapel was beautifully decorated and all of the guests were dressed in their best for the wedding; even Father, who was conducting the music. He soon gave us a second cue, and I held Sensei's paw, walking him down the aisle.
I chuckled softly as I could see Tai waiting at the front of the aisle, the Rageromon blushing deeply as he saw his mate. Sensei blushed, too as he saw Tai in his yukata.
Kuri whispered in Tai's ear. "Quite the hottie he is today."
Tai nodded, grinning as Sensei and I finally made it to them. Sensei bowed to me in respect as he took his place next to Tai; I bowed back as I sat with Maliha and Tayla as Satoshi made his way to the alter.
"Good afternoon. We are gathered here in the presence of witnesses for the purpose of uniting in matrimony Tai Minamoto and Sensei Kiyomori. If for any reason these two should not be united, let them speak now or forever hold their peace."
Yoshiro and Hitomi smiled as no one had said anything, their tails twitching with excitement as Satoshi continued to speak.
"Do you Tai take Sensei to be your spouse for life? Do you promise to love and comfort each other, honor and keep each other in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?"
Tai smiled. "I do."
"Do you Sensei take Tai to be your spouse for life? Do you promise to love and comfort each other, honor and keep each other in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?"
Tears of happiness began to well in Sensei's eyes as he smiled lovingly at him. "I do, with all my heart."
We all smiled warmly at our teacher as Satoshi asked for the rings, Maliha gently handing a pillow with the rings on them to Tai, who placed the rings on his and Sensei's fingers as Father's students started to sing a song they had requested for the wedding.
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The wedding continued on without a hitch, both of them now taking two candles that were next two a special one in the middle as they lit it together, symbolizing their unity; they then prayed a silent prayer, protecting it as we joined in as well.
Satoshi then motioned everyone to rise their heads as Tai and Sensei retook their place at the alter. "Now that you have joined yourselves in matrimony, may you strive all your lives to meet this commitment with the same love and devotion that you now possess. By the power vested in me by the village of Foxwood, I now pronounce you, spouses for life. You may now kiss your mate."
I smirked as Tai pulled Sensei close, kissing him lovingly on the lips, the twosome holding each other close as Kuri spoke up.
"As a part of the wiccan faith, the candle must not be blown out, to ensure that this unity remains strong."
Satoshi nodded, smiling as he spoke his last words. "Very well said, sire. Ladies and gentlemon, may I present to you Mr. Tai and Sensei Minamoto!" he chuckled as everyone burst into cheers for the happy couple, the twosome kissing once again.
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After the wedding was over, we all headed back to the palace. Kuri had offered Tai and Sensei a ride as everyone else was getting ready. Sensei snuggled next to Tai as he nuzzled his new husband gently. Kuri suddenly caught them off guard by actually driving up the palace steps.
Sensei meeped in surprise. "Huh? Well, this is a first-I didn't know anything could drive up the palace steps..."
They chuckled softly as Kuri soon drove up a special ramp that lead to a stage, stopping as a large curtain started to open as everyone got out.
Sensei blinked as Tai suddenly started to smirk to himself. "Say, Kuri...do you know why Tai's been quiet all of a sudden??"
"Observe." he smirked as the curtain opened. The entire village of Foxwood was there to help Tai and Sensei celebrate their wedding, and Sensei's birthday. We cheered for him as the MageRonomon's eyes widened in surprise as he looked around.
"What in the world...Tai? You had something to do with this, didn't you?" he chuckled to himself as Tai beamed at him.
"Happy birthday, love."
Sakuya and Kuri laughed softly. "And of course he did have help."
"This is the most wonderful thing anyone has ever done for me...thank you all so much." Everyone cheered once again as Mike and Taka started the music, signaling the start of the reception.
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A few hours later, the party was in full swing. Tai and Sensei were opening their gifts as Lisa took pictures for the gang's scrapbook. I smiled as I talked with Maliha and Tayla, enjoying the delicious food the chefs had laid out.
"Yeah, we've noticed that Lisa and Natsuke have been acting strange lately..." Tayla said, taking a bite out of a slice of pizza.
"We don't know what's up, though; but I think it's something big, Silv." Maliha replied as she ate her doughnuts.
I looked over to Lisa again, who was now taking a break, whispering to Natsuke about something as she held his paw; he nodded to whatever she was saying as they went over to Sakuya and Kuri. "Whatever it is, Kuri and Sakuya have got to be in on it..."
Tayla blinked a bit as Sakuya started to set something up on the stage with her magic; Anna and Morris, who had made it to the reception a little earlier that day, were smirking as if they knew what was going on already.
"Ok; something's definitely up..."
"Silver, relax already, would you?" Maliha and Tayla giggled softly.
"Yeah; if something is up they'll tell us eventually."
After she finished setting things up, Sakuya soon gave Mike and Taka a signal to stop the music for a bit. She then spoke into a microphone. "May I have everyone's attention, please? First of all, Kuri and I would like to thank everyone in helping us congratulate the newlyweds on their marriage," she chuckled as we all clapped for Tai and Sensei, who were now blushing slightly. "on another note, two more of our friends would like to make an announcement to the rest of the gang. Lisa? Natsuke?"
I blinked softly as the twosome came up on stage, Natsuke's face a pure crimson as Lisa held his paw. Lisa could tell he was more than a bit shy about this, so she decided to take over.
"Thanks, your highness. Everyone, something major's happened to Natsuke and I over the past few weeks...there'll soon be a new addition to the gang in the next couple of months," The whole gang looked up in surprise as Lisa spoke her next few words. "we're going to have a baby!"
Everyone cheered the second she said that as Natsuke curled his tail around her waist as confetti rained down on them from secret cannons that were under the stage.
My eyes widened as my mouth was agape in utter shock. I couldn't believe my ears. I was going to be an auntie! A huge grin soon appeared on my face as my tail couldn't seem to stop wagging.
Maliha and Tayla applauded as the rest of the gang cheered. "So THAT'S what was going on!"
"Hehe, yeah; no wonder those two were quiet this whole time!"
Luna giggled softly as Taka nuzzled her gently. "Well, looks like our little ones will have a playmate when they're born, love." she smiled as she placed a paw on her tummy.
"That's for sure, hon." Taka agreed.
Natsuke smiled as everyone calmed down, including himself. "I know it might be more than a bit weird for a human to have a digimon's baby...so we asked Kuri and Sakuya for a favor. We're going to see if a certain spell might help Lisa out with that predicament." he then stood back as Kuri and Sakuya soon closed their eyes, starting a chant. We all watched in amazement as a large alchemy circle that was underneath Lisa started to glow, the magic soon starting to transfer to her. Her body then started rising in the air.
"What the heck-?" Tai gaped as he and Sensei looked on, suddenly seeing Lisa's body starting to transform into something very familiar to all of us.
"Woah...no way..."
"It, it can't be...!" But it was; by the time Kuri and Sakuya had finished, the light from the magic broke away as it revealed Lisa's true form: a Renamon! She had become a Renamon just like me, except she had amber colored fur and black markings in place of my silver fur and red markings. However, even though she was a Renamon now, she didn't have armguards; lastly, her jet black hair that she had become well known for was still on her head. She gently landed back on the stage as she opened her eyes once again, holding out her new paws.
"Woah...this is new..." She looked to Natsuke, who was smiling at her. "So; how do I look?" He sighed at her lovingly.
"Beautiful; beautiful as always, Lisa." He pulled her close, giving her a loving kiss on the lips as everyone cheered once again as they came off the stage. I immediately ran over to Lisa, hugging her tight.
"Oh, Lisa; I'm so happy for you guys!" I grinned as I gave her my own kiss.
She and Natsuke blushed deeply. "Heh, thanks, Silv; but to be honest, I was a bit nervous about how you would react to this whole thing...I mean, we were mates first, after all."
"Hey, how could I be mad at you guys? We're all friends here, right?"
"Yeah, you're right about that, Silv; but one thing, though...if the baby has your personality, we're gonna be in trouble." I blinked a bit at that.
"What the heck's that supposed to mean!?"
"Just forget it, Silv; it's nothing."
"Hey, if it's nothing, then why'd you say it?"
"Like I said before, just forget it."
"Yeah, you'd better do what she says, Silver." Natsuke said as everyone laughed at that. I was still utterly confused at that; but I soon brushed it off, laughing with everyone else. Tai and Sensei smiled, laughing a bit, too.
"Hehe, well; looks like this'll be a day to remember, huh?"
"Definitely, love. Definitely." Sensei smiled as he and Tai kissed one last time.
-Epilogue-
Tai was right; that was a day to remember, not just for them, but for the rest of us, too; the past few weeks had brought many surprises for all of us, and with the birth of Lisa and Natsuke's baby; not to mention and Luna and Taka's own children, there'll be many more to come.
The End
-wipes forehead clean of sweat- Phew, well, the twelfth one-shot's FINALLY out of the way, but we've still gotta make up for lost time from last year, though.
Silver: Don't worry, Lisa
Natsuke: Yeah, you can do it! -kisses-
-blushes deeply- thanks, love. Oh, before I forget, I want to thank the people who reviewed the last one-shot last year:
ShadowJ51, SassyOMG2282, Crazyeight,(whose comments have been VERY helpful) and Natsuke 1985!
The 13th and 14th one-shots should be done soon, so be sure to keep an eye out for them; until next time:
All: SEE YA!!!