A Digimon Frontier Fanfic

By Sakura Martinez (a.k.a. Haru Glory)

A/N:

If you guys thought that I was only going to upload a single chapter for today, well, you're sorta off track, lol.

I present to everyone, a Christmas Special!!! Don't need to read anymore pre-chapter Author's Notes. Hope you like this little something.

The Rabbit on the Moon

Christmas Special Chapter

The sound of waves crashing to the harbor echoed throughout the merchant town of Shore. The people of the said town were in quite a festive mood after all, it was Christmas Time.

With the Christmas in the air everyone was offered more than free food, shelter and a celebration. It was not just a family celebration for the people of Shore, but a celebration that should be celebrated by the whole town together.

Having to go and venture to such a long distance and learn more of their destiny, our Heroes were, of course, drained of their energy. What with not having much time to rest a long the way. That was why all of them were very much pleased to have time to rest on such regal and comfortable rooms that was offered to them by the town's Mayor after he had read the letter addressed to him.

One would have expected the guests of honor to be present at the celebration prepared for that night, but with Takuya not into banquets and feasts, save of course for Junpei and Tomoki, and with Izumi preferring a simple 'Thank You', Takuya, and Izumi were not present.

The cold and gentle breeze of Shore blew over the harbor, its smell mimicking that of the ocean that it had traversed. It blew the auburn colored hair of the Flame's Chosen One back and forth, swaying with the wind as it blew making it quite messy despite the fact that it was gelled in a spiky manner.

In his eyes one could see a mixture of emotions swirling as he looked over at the distance. The moon shining brightly overhead enhanced his features. His cape, like his hair, danced with the wind revealing his worn out outfit and his armor.

He was worried for his friend's sake. He did not know who this enemy they had met earlier truly was or what his father and the King truly intended to do to his friend. But he could be sure of one thing, it was not going to be pretty.

Lone Island. That was their next destination. The accursed island the Legends spoke of where the Heroes of Old fought against those that of evil intent, once when darkness enveloped the world.

The Vice Commander, Kouji Minamoto had already went on ahead to the island after hearing that Kouji, and quite possibly the Commander and General were there, and tomorrow, he, Tomoki, Junpei and Izumi would follow him to save Kouji, Commander Orimoto and General Minamoto.

He smiled at the thought that he was finally by her side once again.

He had awaited for that moment when they would once again be together, as they were meant to be, and finally, after a long time and after all the ordeals he had to go through, his dream was finally made into a reality. It was a rough road in order for it to happen, but it was worth it. Now, if only it was a peaceful time.

At the thought of all that was happening, He could not help but wonder if he had burdened her with how much he depended on her presence. And amidst the worries in his heart for all that is happening, he could not help but worry if something like what happened before, when she risked her life to save him and almost lost it, would happen again.

He clenched his fists. He certainly could not forgive himself if things like that would happen again.

But, if there was one thing the young warrior was not certain of, it was concerning his strength and ability to protect those whom he cared for – his friends.

He sighed amidst the crashing of the waves and the sound of merriment emanating from the festivities inside the town.

Not far in the distance, Izumi watched over the Takuya. She was quite worried of him, and she knew not what she would do. Should she go over to him over at the harbor, or wait for his return to the castle? After all, she was partially to blame for him suddenly stomping out of the room. She should have just kept her thoughts to herself.

She was still debating to herself as to what to do when she saw Takuya walk over to a crate and sat down on it. He was fumbling something from his pocket.

"I wonder what Takuya's doing." She wondered to herself.

It took a while for Takuya to take out what it was he was looking for – his Ocarina, and after finding it, he immediately began to play.

Izumi had never heard Takuya play his Ocarina before since he never once indulged in doing so when one of their companions ask him to. The tune that came from his playing however, was quite solemn but at the same time it was relaxing.

They say that each melody has a story to tell; each melody has a voice that hopes to reach the ears of those who are able to hear it. For a Wind's Chosen One like Izumi, being able to listen to these voices and to their stories was an easy feat now that she was able to control Level 3.

Through the melody, Izumi understood how the Takuya felt. She learned of his worries; of his anxieties; of his fears. For one as kindhearted and strong-willed as Takuya, Izumi was not surprised at some of his concerns for such concerns were typically of his character, but quite taken aback at others. Most of his concerns was because of that small fight that they had earlier.

Deciding that Takuya needs someone to confine to, Izumi had no choice but to do so. She was his friend, after all. His companion.

Izumi then walked towards where Takuya was playing. Noticing that he was not alone, Takuya stopped and looked behind him only to be greeted by Izumi.

"So, this is where you ran off to." Izumi said as she walked towards him while her eyes viewed the oceans. "I was wondering where you were."

Takuya nodded. "Well, I'm not really into parties. I much prefer to be out here right now. Besides, why do you care? You clearly told me that I was a good-for-nothing idiot who did not even bother to tell his friends that he was still alive."

Izumi stared at him then replied, "Well, maybe you aren't a good-for-nothing, but you certainly are an idiot. Do you even have an idea on how we felt, how I felt when I went to your funeral?

Takuya cringed. He did not like talking about that, but still he retorted. "I know very well how you guys felt. I was secluded from you all and banned to even let you know I was alive for fear that you and everyone else might lose your life, your freedom and everything else because of me. Besides, I was also there…I felt as much pain as you did if not more!"

Izumi glared at him, then remembering what she learned she sighed. "Well then I'm sorry for having called you that."

Takuya, albeit surprised at her sudden change said, "Anyway, why were you looking for me?"

"Well, you stormed out of the room, and well, I decided to apologize so I went to look for you, but when I saw you weren't in the party, I thought you went off to the Island by yourself." Came the reply. "To make it short, I was…worried about you…"

Takuya blushed a little, he was thankful though as the clouds covered the moon enough to hide his face. "You didn't have to worry about that."

Takuya then turned around to face the direction of Lone Island. A grim expression was etched on his face. Izumi understood at once and said, "You're worried about Kouji and Kouichi, aren't you?"

Takuya nods. "Tomorrow, we'll be heading over to Lone Island. I'm not just worried of the status Kouichi and the other's well-being when we get there, but also of the one we are to face. We don't even have any idea of who we are going to face there."

"That certainly doesn't sound like the Takuya I can recall. You've certainly changed not just in appearance, Takuya." Izumi commented, then added. "No matter who the enemy is, or are, we always end up victorious anyways, right? So why worry?"

Silence was the Takuya's answer to this. He wanted to say that he was not just worried for his sake. He wanted to say that he was not just worried for Kouichi's and Kouji's sake. He wanted to say that he was worried of her above all else.

But he decided not to. He knew that she would just brush it off and say that there was no need of worry, after all she has Kaizen and she has already reached Level 3.

"You shouldn't worry too much, Takuya." Izumi said. "You should know by now that this is not your fight alone. There are many who supports you now, much more than before."

Takuya smiled sincerely. He thought of Tomoki. He thought of Junpei. He thought of Chiaki. He even thought of Katsuharu and Teppei. He no longer has a family to call his own, what with his father being demented and all, but now, he knew he made a new one.

He then remembered all the others they have met during the vastness of their travels, and at that time, he realized how true Izumi's words were.

"Thank You, Izumi." Takuya said as he turned around and smiled at her. "I guess you are right."

Izumi grinned. "Now, why don't you play something more lively with that instrument of yours. I don't think that it doesn't suit you to play a somber tune like the one you were playing minutes ago."

Takuya was surprised, he thought that Izumi did not hear him play. That he had been alone during that time.

"Y-You heard that?" Takuya asked taken aback.

Izumi nodded. "Why? Should I have not?"

Takuya shook his head. "No, of course that is not what I meant."

"Then perhaps you have no wish for me to hear you play anything?" Izumi was guessing with a hint of playfulness in her voice.

"I did not say that either!" Takuya said, shaking his head frantically. How he wished at that moment that Izumi wasn't as forceful as she was. "It's just that…"

"Just that what?" She asked.

He shook his head one last time, then said, "Forget about it. I'll just play another song, okay?"

"Okay," Izumi said happily, then added, "but before you do, can we go some place else? I want to hear it in a quiet place, that way I can indulge myself in your music."

Takuya scratched the back of his head then nodded. "Okay, whatever you say, Izumi."

The pair began to walk back towards the town, heading their way at the garden. After Takuya checked that there was nobody else around, he sat down and Izumi followed and sat beside him.

"Why are you making such a big deal of this, Izumi?" Takuya asked.

"I'm not making a big deal out of it, it's just that, I haven't heard you play any musical instruments even when we were young." Izumi pointed out in an almost shouting manner.

"Geez, alright, no need to shout." Takuya said.

But before she could even react even more, Takuya had already begun playing a different melody than that of his first song. As he played this melody, he thought to himself how much he wanted to play at his best for the person sitting next to him.

He poured his heart and soul to this performance. A performance he wanted to be a medium for thanking her.

As Izumi listened to the voices of the melody, she could not help but smile. She could hear it clearly, the voice of Takuya's heart, and she understood what he wanted to tell her. At that moment, snow began to pour gently covering Shore in white.

Takuya felt the snow and instead of stopping, he continued on playing his melody. Izumi opened the palm of her hand to let a snow crystal fall on it. Takuya eyed her and thought to himself how the snow makes her even more goddess-like to his eyes. He made a solemn promise to himself that he would then play to no other but her.

He felt stupid thinking back on starting a fight with her earlier that day. How he forgot that it was Christmas and that he forgot to give her any gift. When he thought about it now when he was playing his Ocarina, it only fuelled his desire to play his very best – to give a 120 percent.

In her mind however, Izumi thought that even as the dawn of a new battle draws near, she was still happy. Tomorrow, they would venture off into Lone Island to their friends, the General and, of course, her father. They do not know what will happen there but even so, she told herself that she would think nothing of it for tonight. Because for tonight, She knew that she would never forget this performance. A performance from Takuya to her on a white Christmas Day.

To her, this was better than any suitor, or anybody else could have given her on such a blessed day.

A/N:

Well, that's that for my Christmas Special, lol.

I made another fanfic like this one with PopoloCrois and just edited that one and turned it into this, but I have to say that this was way better than the original.

Anyway, as I have said, this isn't set anywhere near the chapter before it (Knight Blazer) or the chapter that I will upload after this one. This is sort of a futuristic look on this fanfic, although on how far that future is…well, that remains as a secret wink.

I think I made enough of a reconciliation with everyone who had been dying to read new chapters from this fanfic, so until next time, this is Sakura Martinez saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" and signing out!

P.S

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