Title – Flames of Freedom
Rated – M
Couple –Tai/Kagome/Matt - Of course, she'll only end up with one of them. ;P
Genre – Romance/Adventure
Summary – She had been lost in this world for...well...she didn't know how long, she just knew that when she was a child...she lost her cousin Sora...getting to this world. An accident, and now...here she was. Kagome Higurashi... she was 7 when she lost Sora...she was 7 when she was transported to this...world. Now...she wasn't sure how old she was, no way of telling the time, day or year in her world, however, she guessed around 9 or 10, but she hoped that soon, someone...would save her.
Key – Key
Flashback Flashback
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
NOTE - ……….I'm re-watching Digimon……….that's all.
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Introduction
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Kagome moved to a tree near the shore line and forest where the others were watching the one named Joe make phone calls. She stopped herself from laughing out loud and instead opted to smiling.
"Very curious, does Joe always behave like this?"
Kagome looked down from the branch she laid on and looked at the red haired boy whom they called Izzy.
"Every single day." This one had been called Tai.
"No matter what number or how many times he dials, those phones aren't gonna work." Matt said.
"Well I'm gonna keep searching for a boat or something."
Kagome saw Kilamon and Biyomon in the distance.
"KAGOME!!!!!"
"KAGOME!!!!!"
Kagome sighed as her cover was blown and the two Digimon ran or in Biyomon's case flew over to where she was, completely ignoring the group of kids.
"I don't suppose you could rewind that minute and not give out where I am." Kagome said causing the two Digimon to laugh sheepishly.
"BIYOMON! Was that you who knocked Kuwagamon into the water!?"
"Me and Kilamon! Tanemon, you Digivolved, that's great!"
"We all did."
During that small conversation, the group had gathered around the tree and was now staring at Kagome who was listening to something Kilamon was whispering in her ear.
"I understand, so that's what took so long. Stupid Candlemon shouldn't have burnt Kuwagamon." Kagome jumped from the trees and started walking off.
"Hey wait, I saw you earlier."
Kagome froze and turned to the cute blonde. "Yes...?"
"Why didn't you mention her earlier Matt?" Tai asked.
"Uh, I thought I had imagined it."
"Nope, I'm real. You shouldn't have come here. You may be stuck here like me now. And you guys, why did you release your Digivice's to the human world?"
She asked in a reprimanding tone.
"Renamon told us it was time for you to see your family." Gomamon said.
Tentamon flew away from Izzy and up to her. "According to Renamon, the reason you have been stuck here in the DigiWorld for the past three years is because your Digivice was not activated. It had only activated when you were in trouble, then it shut off again."
"He said that now is the time the DigiDestined come, check out your Digivice, it's on now." Patamon said. Kagome looked and sure enough, there was a little light on.
"Kagome." Kilamon moved to her. "Does this mean your going to leave with the other humans?"
"...no...We will. That of course is saying we can find a way out. Both you and Biyomon will come with me."
The two smiled brightly. "REALLY!" Kagome nodded.
"Just wait a second, who are you? Why do you look so familiar? Kagome, you said three years?!?" Izzy asked.
"Yes."
"Are you that Higurashi girl that went missing three years ago?"
"Kagome Higurashi, that's me."
"So you were Sora's cousin."
Kagome's head snapped to Tai. "Sora, what do you mean were? How do you know her, how is she? How do you know about me?"
"She got hit by a car at eight years old. I knew her because we were friends for about four years before. I know about you because that entire month before she got hit and you went missing, she was going ecstatic about how her cousin was coming to stay the summer."
"She was hit by that car...she was...my fault...oh god." Kagome fell to her knees, tears falling from her eyes as she covered them with her hands. "No, no, no, she shouldn't have gotten hurt. It should have been me!"
"Hey, calm down, stop crying, it happened three years ago." Tai said. Kilamon jumped onto her lap and Kagome held her close as she cried. She didn't care about those watching her. She didn't care that this was the first time she had actually cried since she arrived in the DigiWorld. She didn't care, that she had already known Sora was dead, or that she had tried to believe otherwise. She just wanted to be comforted, held close to someone. She wanted to cry.
She got her wish when a pair of brown gloved hands pulled her into a light embrace. She didn't know this person. But Kagome liked this feeling. She looked up and saw it was the girl. The one with the rustic orange pink hair, Mimi, was the one who held her.
"It's alright to cry, she was your family and meant a lot to you." Kagome shook from the tears and clinched the fabric of Mimi's dress as she cried.
It was about ten minutes later when she finally stopped. Her head was lying on Mimi's lap as Mimi ran her now gloveless fingers through her hair soothingly.
"I think she fell asleep." TK said.
Matt walked up to the two girls and bent down next to them, moving a strand of hair from Kagome's face to check if she was really asleep. "She wore herself out."
"I told her not to cry." Tai said but sighed. "Though, I guess that was sort of unreasonable of me. So she's been here for three years." Tai sighed as he fell backwards into the sand.
"So, does that mean we're stuck here? My mom isn't going to like that! We need to get out of here or that bug will eat us―"
"JOE!" Kagome sprung awake at Matt's annoyed and angry yell. "This girl has lived here for three years by herself and has managed to survive without the overgrown beetle killing her. I think it's safe to say, this place isn't all that bad. Now stop complaining so much. We all want to go home, but complaining about it and doing something about it are two different things."
"Uh, Matt..." Tai said, catching the other boys attention.
"What!?"
"As irritating as it is, you didn't need to yell, you woke sleeping beauty up."
Matt paused and turned to see Kagome awoke and confused. Joe sighed and returned back to the phone booths.
"Why don't we get something to eat, I'm famished." Izzy said.
Matt patted his pockets. "Sorry, I don't have anything."
"Look what I got!" Everyone turned to the youngest of the group as he pulled off his backpack and opened.
"Wow, look at all those goodies. Why don't you be a good little boy and share those sweets with dear sweet Mimi."
"Ah, you don't have to be so nice Mimi, I'm happy to share. You're the best, isn't she cute."
Kagome smiled as the little boy asked Matt. "Forget it!"
"What about him?" Kagome pointed to the one still trying to contact someone.
"Who, Joe? What about―!!! He's got the emergency food bag. Hey Joe! Joe! Joe you've got the food!" Tai called out.
"Don't you know it's rude to interrupt someone when their on the telephone?!"
"But that bag." Izzy said.
"This, I just brought it to give to Mimi, today was her day to carry the bag."
"Think he likes ya."
"Yeah, defiantly." Biyomon agreed with Palmon.
"No way." Mimi said as Joe made his way towards her.
"Mimi, you have got to stop thinking of yourself and do something to help somebody else for once. Take a little responsibility."
"But that bags to heavy for me."
"Listen, you never hear me complaining."
"Guys, guys!" Tai broke Joe and Mimi's squabbling up. Kagome tuned out the rest as she stood up and started walking away. She made it out without anyone noticing, well, she thought so at least.
"Hey, wait up a second!!"
"Huh?!" Kagome turned and watched the little one run after her with Patamon close behind. "You followed me?"
"Oh, well yeah. You shouldn't be out here alone."
"I see, and you'll keep me company?"
"Yeah!"
"You are...TK, right?"
"Yep, that's me."
"It's nice to meet you. Your that ones little brother, uh, Matt."
"Yeah, Matt's my brother, he can be a little overprotective, but he's also the best brother I could ever ask for."
"You know. I have a little brother."
"Really!? How old is he?"
Kagome smiled as they continued walking until they were in a garden like area. Kilamon jumped off her shoulder and listened.
"Somewhere close to three. To be honest, I don't even know his name. I never met him. I was brought here before I got the chance."
"That's sad. I bet you'd make a great Big Sister." Kagome laughed.
"Thank you."
-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-
-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-
"Shellmon!" Kagome said. "TK, promise me you'll stay here!"
"Uh, okay, I promise."
"Kilamon, hurry."
"RIGHT!"
The two ran back in time to see Tai being held by a tentacle of Shellmon's.
"Digivolve to...GREYMON!"
Kagome's eyes widened as Agumon grew five times his size.
"AH! TAI!" She watched as the Digimon threw Tai to the side. She ran and slid to a stop beneath him, softening the fall for him as he fell into her arms.
The two larger Digimon went at it as they fought in Shellmon's territory.
"Greymon, don't hurt him!" Kagome yelled.
"What, that thing is crazy!" Tai said as he moved out of her arms.
"Your wrong, we angered him. This is his home and we were intruding."
Greymon paid no heed to her words as he tossed Shellmon up onto his horn then into the air and ocean.
"NO!" Kagome glared at Greymon before walking to the ocean's edge. She could hear Shellmon's pained cry and cringed.
"Where's TK!?"
"Follow me." Kagome said as the others stood. Greymon dedigivolved back into Agumon and Tai ran to him.
"You did great Agumon."
"Tai, do you have any food?"
"Haha,"
Kagome rolled her eyes at the interaction between the two. "Look, I left a little boy in the middle of a forest full of Digimon, some nice, true, but others, not so much. Let's get a move on."
The seven trudged through the forest and made their way towards TK. Matt followed closest to Kagome, intent on getting to his brother before something else did.
"See, there he is. Oh, there you are."
"Put TK down!" Matt said harshly.
Kagome smiled and walked up to the Digimon and TK. "Renamon, why didn't you follow?"
"I did, I watched from afar. I merely stayed behind here to watch over the young one."
She smiled. TK was asleep in his arms. "I take it you'll be joining them?"
"Won't you?"
"I...I'm not sure I want to."
"I thought you wanted to find a way home."
"More then anything, but, I don't know them."
"Neither do I have any knowledge of these new additions to our world. To know someone, you must first start by introducing oneself."
"They know my name though."
"So you introduced yourself?"
"Well,...no, I didn't, but―"
"Kagome,..." She sighed when he used the tone with her.
Kagome turned and faced the group. "My name is Kagome Higurashi, it's nice to meet you all." She bowed politely.
The group looked at her and took in her appearance. She wore a black off the shoulder shirt and a pair of black shorts with wooden sandals on her feet, wrapped around her waist was what looked like a black cloak. Her black hair went just below the middle of her back and her body was lightly toned.
"Like black much?" Izzy asked.
"It could be worse." The group looked at Mimi from the corner of their eyes.
"True." Tai said.
Joe leaned against a tree and sighed. "I want to go home."
"I'm getting tired." Izzy said, "We should find a place to sleep."
"The hiding trees or hotels may be our best bet, but the DigiHotels aren't near here."
"Alright, for tonight the Hiding Trees, we will continue moving tomorrow."
"We should take turns on watch."
"Why, Hiding Tree's are safe. Bad Digimon don't bother with them."
"Oh," Izzy followed after with the others and Renamon who still held TK. Matt hadn't taken his eyes off the Digimon since they arrived.
"Does a hiding tree mean I have to sleep on the dirt?" Kagome turned to Mimi and nodded.
"Yes, but there no need to worry. It's clean dirt."
"That's an oxy moron." Izzy said. "It's only natural for dirt to be dirty."
"Is it also natural for a Digimon named Tentamon to be hovering on you left?"
Izzy looked left and sighed. "No, I guess that too is unnatural."
"Don't worry, you get used to it."
"I'm not sure that I want to get used to it." Joe said.
Kagome could only smile sadly at that.
'Neither was I when I got here.'
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Me: Hope you enjoyed, I'm gonna work on Bloody Tears now. ^_^''