A Digimon Frontier Fanfic
By Sakura Martinez
Author's Notes:
Well, another delayed release of this chapter (like the chapter on CoT: CW), so sorry about that. I had so much to do and so little time to write for this chapter. Luckily, exams are over… but, there are still a few projects that I had to finish before I can be able to devote my time once again in writing the chapters for both this fanfic and CoT.
Anyways, I will not say much more in this part of the Author's Note seeing as how eager most of you are to know what happens next in our story. So, what else is there left to say but, "Enjoy and Read on!"
End of Author's Notes
The Rabbit on the Moon
Secrets of the Spirits
Takuya Kanbara let the wind blow through his already messed up, spiky hair as he stood by the open window of Izumi's room. It was already the morning after Izumi's extracted power was returned to her and even though several hours have passed since then, she was still unconscious – something that the doctors told them was normal.
His hands rested on the windowsill and his eye looked over the peaceful city of Shore where people were bustling about their business. For some reason, there were a lot of people hurrying about their duties than normal but what their business was is the least bit of thought in the young Kanbara's eye.
He was not alone in the room with Izumi however for the Commander was also with him. After all, he didn't trust him that much to let his daughter be alone with him. And like always, he was still eyeing him suspiciously, which added tension in the room… even though the Commander was merely sitting peacefully near his daughter.
"No one forbade you to sit, Kanbara." The Commander said after a while, he was the one who was getting tired of Takuya's uneasiness.
Takuya stiffened when he heard the Commander speak. Even after having talked with the older man the night before, Takuya could not force himself to be lax around him.
"Y-yes sir." Was all Takuya could say before he sat down on the chair on the other side of Izumi's bed.
Minutes of silence passed by yet again. It was uncomfortable for Takuya while annoying for Commander Ishige Orimoto. The Commander could not help but wonder if the fear that Takuya had of him was out of respect or just to make sure that he doesn't do anything foolish in front of him. But he did know that Takuya was afraid solely because of the things he had heard about him. Of course, any guy would be uncomfortable around the father of the girl he loves.
If there was one thing that the two men have in common, it was that neither of them have had time to rest since the events the day before. Despite how the others have come and told them to, they stayed stubbornly watching over the unconscious girl.
The Leader knew of this, as she was the one who had sent for the others to persuade the two men to rest, which is why, at that moment, when she knew that everyone had failed in doing so, she was the one who personally went to them.
"I know both of you are worried of her," she said as she made her way inside Izumi's room, "but you both are only wasting your energy worrying about her too much. I know she wouldn't like it if she would know that you both have not yet rested."
Her sudden intrusion caught both men of guard.
"Leader!" exclaimed Takuya. "What are you doing here?"
"What do you expect?" Came the leader's reply. "After hearing from the others that you both would not agree to leave the girl's side and rest, I find it my responsibility to persuade you to. Besides, one has to wonder when you both last took a bath."
Both men blushed. It was not right for someone of their standing, at least for the Commander, to be seen in such a poor state in hygiene and the same goes for Takuya, especially if he is in front of a lady, even if the said lady was unconscious.
"Go take a bath and get some rest… both of you." It came out more of an order than a request from the Leader.
"But—" The Commander was about to protest when the Leader cut him off.
"Commander Orimoto, I understand that you are worried but you should also think about your well being." The Leader said. "If it would put you both at ease, then I will personally look after her while both of you rest. Otherwise, if you do not comply with this, I will be forced to keep you both away from her with the use of a barrier and the help of the other Chosen Ones."
The tone of her voice and the look in her eyes told the Commander that it would be best not to argue and so, he could only nod as he stood up and proceeded to get out of the room and head to his quarters. Takuya, on the other hand, stared with annoyance at the Leader.
"There's no point in forcing me to rest." He said. "I am not the least bit tired."
"You're bluffing." The Leader retorted. "Besides, what would you do should the enemy decide to attack us at this moment to obtain Izumi – the only Chosen One left for them to extract? Do you think you would be able to protect her if you have not even had a short rest? A Chosen One's power is based from his physical fitness and mental prowess without rest, that eye of your would not even function as it should."
Takuya could not find anything to say to counter the words of the Leader. And so, even though he did not really wish to leave, he had no choice. However, just before he got out of Izumi's room, the Leader added, "And Takuya, drop the eye-patch. It does not add to your looks. Besides, there is no longer any reason for you to hide it as the enemy most probably already knows of it."
Takuya merely stared back at her, then turned around and walked away.
The Leader sighed and asked, "Hiroaki, just what kind of manners did you teach that boy?"
"We do not have much time left, Katsuharu." The Clone said.
"I understand." Katsuharu said. "But are you certain that it is wise to send those two to get her and to dispose of Takuya Kanbara?"
"I do not know." The Clone replied, for the first time, worry showed in his facial features. "However, we have no choice. To match a Chosen One's power we would have to use other Chosen Ones since if we use any of the experiments, the King and my father would notice and we will both get punished for it."
"True. Still, do you really believe the Orimoto girl would come out alive after her meeting with them?" Katsuharu was worried of this plan. "I know you do not wish for her to die."
Silence was the Clone's answer. But after a while of thought, he came up with a solution.
"Then we will have to send Kouichi along with them. I'm sure he will be able to restrain those two." The Clone said.
"Kouichi, huh…" was all Katsuharu could say before he called for the said raven-haired man.
Takuya stared blankly at his face in the mirror inside his room's bathroom. Even if it had already been quite a while since he obtained Flahyme's eye he still could not look at himself directly and see what he looks like with it. He doesn't know why, but for some reason he fears looking at himself whenever he doesn't have the eye-patch on.
"How can not having the eye-patch on help my looks?" Takuya wondered to himself as he had always been fond of wearing the thing. "What is that Leader thinking?"
He looked at his reflection for the first time in a while. The burning right eye that he has really did not suit his feature well as his auburn-colored left eye clashed with the color of his right. He hadn't seen it himself before, but Izumi had told him that whenever he fought and used Flahyme's power, the pupil of his right eye would turn into something reminiscent to a beast's pupil. They both figured that it was just a characteristic of the eye as Takuya uses it as a form of medium to call forth his power as a Chosen One.
He didn't know what to think of it. He hadn't actually thought much about it for it only brings forth memories of his lost Guardian Spirit. He, Takuya Kanbara, still needs to find out what happened to Flahyme. He still also has to talk with the Leader and see if she would tell him anything concerning Chiaki's grudge against him, Izumi and Kouichi and their fathers, or in Kouichi's case, his grandfather. There are even, so many more questions that he wanted to ask and answers to these questions he wanted found but he knew that right now they have to figure out a way to keep Izumi safe.
Thinking on it, Takuya moved away from the mirror and to the shower. As soon as he stepped into the shower and closed the curtains, he opened the faucet and let the cold water cleanse him. The cold water and the sound of it hitting the tiled floor of the bathroom was enough to make him relax. His thoughts drifting from Izumi to her father then back to Izumi again. He still doesn't know where he stand in Commander Orimoto's eyes even after the conversation they had the night before, but he knew that he stood on better ground with him now than before the conversation even began.
Minutes later and Takuya emerged from the shower. After drying himself, he proceeded to change into a new set of clothes that the Leader had given him which was a sleeveless, leathered vest coupled with a short-sleeved cotton shirt and a pair of white-colored pants. He had seen such clothing worn by the men of Shore but had never actually worn it himself before.
Soon after he was well-dressed, he took the eye-patch, which he had placed on a nearby desk, in his hands and looked at it. He wasn't sure how well he would look to the others without it, but he knows that if he wishes to get the Leader to talk about what had happened between Chiaki and his father, then he would have to be on her good side – something that he knows would be hard to do considering his record of making her frustrated with him. With that thought in mind, Takuya pocketed the eye-patch and lay down on his bed not really expecting to fall asleep any time soon.
Tomoki Himi stood panting, defending himself against Teppei in their mock-up battle. He was still able to control his Spirit Energy despite the fact that he was tired, and this, for was a good thing as said by Teppei.
"You're improving on controlling your energy, Tomoki." Teppei spoke in between breaths. "The fact that you are still standing despite how long we've been training and being able to keep control of your power as a Chosen One proves it."
"Thanks." Said Tomoki in the same manner as Teppei. "I could say the same for you."
And with that out of the way, the two Chosen Ones continued on attacking each other with all they have. It was their way of training to hold nothing back, as long as they don't kill each other in the process though. With what had happened in Lone Island, they intensified their training knowing full well what awaits them ahead.
Apart from Tomoki and Teppei, Kouji and Junpei were also training in a different training area than the two for it was not wise, after all, for all of them to train under one place at the same time – that has been proven the first time they did so, an event that almost ripped the mansion apart.
"Junpei, you should really control how you use your energy, otherwise you'll end up incapable of ending a long battle in your favor." Kouji told his training partner, who was already laying on the grass outside the mansion, breathing heavily.
Junpei could only nod feeling that if he did spoke, he would only be depleting his remaining energy.
Kouji sighed for he knew it would take a while before their training would resume. However, he could not force himself to sit still and so he unsheathed his sword and trained with it, hacking and slashing at the wind. After what had happened in Lone Island, he promised himself that he would get stronger both in using the sword and as a Chosen One.
The look in Kouichi's eyes as he fought with him was another thing Kouji could not forget. He was confused – that was something Kouji learned on their previous meeting.
"I know I can get through to him." He thought to himself. "But I won't be able to do it if I have no idea what changed him to begin with."
Judging from how Takuya reacted, it was apparent that he didn't know the reason behind it as well. Neither did any of their other companions. It is with this in mind that Kouji concluded that the only person who can tell him the cause would be Kouichi's Grandfather, the General Kimura himself.
But Kouji could not think of any reason why the General would answer his questions. It was, if he were to guess, something that only concerns the Kimura Clan and he was certainly an outsider.
"Should I risk it?" Kouji found himself asking. "If so, how will I go about asking of it? Certainly the General would rather keep this quiet…"
Kouji continued to think of how to start a conversation with the General. But through all of his conversation starters, he always imagined the conversation to end up not so well. The thought, however, of giving up was the least thought on the young Vice-Commander's mind.
He watched in silence as his two other companions spoke. Both seemingly excited with the task at hand – a task that he did not want to be a part of but, he had no choice. It would take a while before they arrive at the Organization's Headquarters for they had to use stealth and by using stealth, they would have to take things slowly.
"You have to promise me, brother, that you would leave dealing with Izumi Orimoto to me." Chiaki said as she crossed her legs while seated on the front seat on their vehicle.
"Then…what do you expect me to do? Just watch while you have all the fun?" Came her brother's response.
"Well, you can deal with the other Takuya and his friends." Was Chiaki's reply. "You can even go on ahead and destroy their base if you want to, brother."
Her brother, Terou, thought about the proposal for a second. The thought of being able to destroy anything in his path really made him excited all of a sudden. The maniacal glare in his eyes only intensified as he also knew that two of the three people who did him wrong were in that place. Yes… he would be able to pay them back for everything that they have done to him a thousand times over.
Kouichi continued on with his silent observation. He could care less what they do as long as they do not kill Izumi Orimoto, which the Clone had asked him to make sure of. But for Kouichi, it was not only Izumi whom he would make sure to end up alive after the encounter. He also had to make sure that Kouji Minamoto is not harmed in any way.
She was unsure of where she was at. For one, it was not somewhere she had been nor was it any part of her and Takuya's "Dream World" or any part of the Organization's Mansion. For Izumi Orimoto, the place she was at was new to her.
It held the eeriness of the illusion that Takuya had used on her during their training. She didn't know if it was because of that why she was feeling familiarity or not. However, unlike the illusion, this place had color in them and, she was not in some dark, damp place but rather a top a high mountain.
It would have been such a spectacular view if only she knew how she get there or what she was doing atop such a high place to begin with. Yes, it was for that reason why she was on guard and why she was uneasy.
"What am I doing in such a place?" She found herself asking out loud but expecting no one to answer her query. "I can only remember being called to the Leader's office and then she placed something on the table…then I can't remember any more."
Her mind raced trying to think of any explanation as to why she was where she was at. But no matter how hard she tried, she could not come up with a decent explanation. She tried calling for Kaizen but her voice could not reach her. She also tried calling for Takuya but her cries did not bring her to him.
She tried to get off of the mountain, but she found that it was to no avail. The place was a giant loop, which kept on repeating itself thus she would always find herself in the middle of the clearing atop the mountain. She also thought of flying away, however, when she tried to use any of her powers she could not and so flying was out of the question.
Izumi tried to fight back her fear and her tears. She kept on telling herself that dwelling on them would help her predicament. She wondered if she was taken captive and if Takuya would be coming to her rescue any time soon. The hope of rescue, if she was taken captive, was what kept her sane.
She didn't know how long it had been since she came to, but it felt like forever until she finally heard a voice.
"Why are you so restless, Izumi?" came a female voice.
Izumi immediately stood up and faced the direction of where the voice was coming from. It was then that she saw a beautiful woman clothed in white, her hair was long and silvery in color. Her body was slender and her skin was pale but it enhanced her beauty even more. Her beauty mesmerized Izumi and at the same time confused her. Certainly such a beautiful person would not be easy to forget, however, she could not remember who the person was or if she had even met her before.
"Do I… know you?" Breathed Izumi.
The woman laughed. Her laugh sounded like a beautiful melody that seemed to light up the mountains even more as it also seemed to laugh along with her. Izumi wondered why she was laughing. Had she said anything funny?
"Is there something that's funny?" Izumi asked with all due respect.
"Sorry." The woman replied. "It is just that the look on your face is priceless. But to answer your question… I think if you would calm down a bit you would know the answer to it yourself."
If the woman meant to ease the confusion out of Izumi's mind, her words did not help one bit for it only confused her more.
"Just let go of your worries, Izumi." The woman said, then added. "You have nothing to worry about in this place for you are safe here… or at least, your consciousness is."
There was something in the woman's voice that made Izumi believe her every word. And believing in her words, Izumi calmed down and focused as the woman instructed. As she was trying to recollect everything, the woman watched her intently with a curious look in her face.
A couple of minutes passed and Izumi came into a realization, her eyes widening as she spoke, "No way…"
"So, have you found your answer, Izumi?" The disbelieving look on Izumi's face was enough to answer the woman's question. Seeing as Izumi was still speechless, the woman decided to went on. "You are not mistaken. I am who you know as 'Kaizen'."
"B-but, Kaizen is a little fairy-like creature… you're…" Izumi was stuttering as she spoke.
"You are correct, the entity known as 'Kaizen' materializes as a little fairy created by the Wind Spirit. However, if there is something you have to know when it comes to Guardian Spirits, every one of us was once a Chosen One like yourself." 'Kaizen' explained. "In every generation of Chosen Ones, the past generation becomes their guide and only when the Chosen One is ready do these guides materialize in their true form and communicate with them like what I am doing with you now."
"You mean to tell me that you were a Chosen One before?" Izumi asked, the revelation was a surprise to her.
'Kaizen' nodded. "In that past life, I was known by the name Haruko."
"What am I doing here then and where is this place?" She asked Haruko.
"Like I've said, we Guardian Spirits appear in our true form when the Chosen One whom we watch over is ready." 'Kaizen' or Haruko, as she had introduced herself in that form, replied. "This place is the root of both our powers. This mountain has been used since the beginning of the history of Chosen Ones as a training ground for the Wind's Chosen. This place is where Lady Kanon, the first Wind's Chosen was blessed and given her powers as a Chosen One and this is where I was trained by Lady Kanon when I was a Chosen One myself. Now, it is where you will be trained, Izumi."
"Trained? Why here? Is this training something that cannot be done outside this place?"
Haruko smiled as she remember how she too was filled with questions that day when her Guardian Spirit explained to her how things were to work.
"The devastation that our training could cause is something that we cannot risk in the Physical World." Haruko explained using the same words that her mentor used. "From now on, this place is where I shall train you… as such, no one can help you here where training would be intense. Takuya would not be able to come to your aide like he has done so in the past. The only person who can help you here is yourself."
Izumi knows that she had to stop depending too much on Takuya. The battle against Chiaki atop the tower in Lone Island proved how much she needed to improve and how much stronger she needed to be just so she would not end up as a burden.
Haruko saw the way Izumi's eyes changed from one filled with questions to one filled with determination. She knew what the young Chosen One was thinking and she smiled inwardly because of it. Izumi had indeed grown, it was something that she could see, and she could only predict that she would even surpass her and Lady Kanon.
However, Haruko knew. She could feel it. Time was short and danger was in the horizon. The wind had carried her news of ill fortune and for this, she needed to make sure that Izumi was strong enough to defend not only herself but those she hold dear, after all, she was the only one left who has all of her powers in tact.
"We shall not waste time, Izumi." She said, her tone becoming as serious as the look that was now displayed on her face. "You should know by now that you will be targeted by the enemy… for this, you would have to grow stronger, much more stronger than you are now."
"I understand." Izumi replied with as much seriousness.
"Good." Her Guardian Spirit said. "Then, let us begin."
Takuya awoke to the sound of thunder. He did not realize that he had fallen asleep to begin with but he did. It was already dark, but upon looking at the grandfather's clock situated near the door of his room, it was only half-past two in the afternoon. Standing up, he looked over the window, which he had used to escape several nights before but is now fixed, only to see dark clouds looming in the distance.
"A storm is coming." He found himself murmuring.
Ever since he began his stay at the mansion in Shore, not once did a storm hit the said island. But now it seems, he would be able to experience first hand what the storms in Shore are like.
Another lightning illuminated the darkened room for a brief amount of time before the roar of thunder echoed much louder than the first. If Takuya were to base the intensity of the storm with the volume of the thunder, he would have to guess that it would be quite a powerful storm.
The image of the scurrying people earlier that morning flooded Takuya's mind as he finally understood what they were hurrying about.
"They must have heard of the storm ahead of time." He told himself. "Well, at least they would not have to worry about running out of food in the middle of the storm."
Seeing as there was nothing for him to do in his room, Takuya decided to head to Izumi's room to see if she had regained consciousness. When he got there, he was surprised to see Junpei and Tomoki watching over her.
"What are you guys doing here?" Takuya asked, although he already knew what the answer would be, which was the reason why he added, "And where's Commander Orimoto?"
"Isn't it obvious that we're watching over Lady Izumi?" Junpei answered, in an annoyed tone after almost falling over his seat when another thunder echoed through the vicinity. "Anyway, the Commander is still in his room taking a rest."
"Don't mind Junpei, he's been jumpy ever since the thunderstorm started." Tomoki said. "We should be the one asking you Takuya, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you still be in bed resting?"
Takuya shrugged as he walked towards Izumi's bed and sat down near her and touched her face gently and lovingly. "I've rested enough. I really could not force myself to sit around in one place for too long."
Junpei looked from Takuya to the closed door and back to Takuya again before he spoke, "If the Commander sees you so close to Lady Izumi, he would certainly have a fit and Tomoki and I would get blamed for it."
"Don't worry." Takuya replied. "I won't stay here for long. I just came by to check on her."
"Well, that's a surprise." Tomoki said. "Are you going somewhere?"
Takuya nodded. "There's something I had been meaning to ask the Leader for a while now. By any chance, do you two know where she might be?"
"Well, if she's not in her study, then she could be rallying the remaining forces of the Organization to ensure the safety of the people of Shore." Junpei replied, a reply which Tomoki nodded to. "If you still can't find her then, then head to the Inventory Room and go ask Teppei. I'm sure he would know."
"Right." Takuya said as he stood up. He wanted to give Izumi a peck on the forehead but knew the consequences if the Commander did indeed suddenly burst into the room.
After thanking his two friends, who also noted that Takuya had finally dropped the Pirate-look, the young Kanbara proceeded to search for the Leader of the Organization. It was not long after that, however, did he bump into Kouji who was surprised to see Takuya up and about already.
"Lord Takuya, I see you've finally given everyone the pleasure of seeing that eye of yours." Kouji greeted him. "What are you doing walking around, shouldn't you be in bed resting?"
Takuya could not help but wonder what it was with everyone telling him to rest. "I should be the one telling you to rest, you look like you've hadn't had a decent rest in a long while, Vice Commander."
"It's part of the job." Was Kouji's mere reply, although he did wish that he had some time to rest.
"Well, as much as I would love to stay and keep you some company on whatever errand you're doing, I have to go an find the Leader." Takuya said.
"The Leader? What did you do this time, Takuya?" Came a suspecting query from Kouji.
"Hey, what makes you think I did something wrong?" Countered Takuya.
The Vice-Commander gave him the are-you-seriously-asking-me-that-question look before he answered, "In cases where you are looking for the Leader would mean that she had called for you after you have seriously ticked her off. In rarer cases however, you are searching for her to get her to agree to something that would eventually tick her off."
Takuya sighed. It was true that such were the only cases when he went looking for the Leader, however, this time, it was entirely different, and he explained this with as little words as possible to Kouji.
"Well, good luck finding her then." Kouji said. "I just went to her study and she wasn't there."
"Did you need something from her?" Takuya asked.
Kouji nodded. "I was about to talk with the General Kimura, but his room is empty so I thought of asking the Leader if he was transferred to a different quarters or something for safety purposes."
Takuya thought for a moment. Since Kouji had already checked the study, it would be pointless for him to head to that direction. Remembering Junpei's words, he told Kouji that the leader might be working with her subordinates to prepare further for the upcoming storm.
"I doubt it." Kouji spoke. "The Organization has already prepared for it this morning. As far as I know, and according to Teppei, there's no other preparations left to be done."
"Well then, all that is left would be to ask Teppei if he knows where the Leader and the General are." Takuya pointed out the plan, but it was another plan that Kouji shot down.
"I already done that." He said. "Teppei is as clueless as we are. That's why I'm searching all over the place for the Leader."
"I'm guessing your talk with the General is something important too?" Takuya asked as the two began walking once again, this time, to an unknown destination.
A nod was Kouji's reply. And seeing as the Vice Commander was not about to say anything else, Takuya went on. "Lord Kouji, do you think you can go check on Commander Orimoto?"
"The Commander? What for?" Kouji asked.
"Well, the Leader, the General and the Commander all seem to know each other pretty well… so, I am only guessing that they must be huddled up together in the Commander's room or something talking about old times." Takuya voiced out.
"Even though I am the Vice Commander to Commander Orimoto, I am not allowed into his quarters for any reason, much less for reasons that does not involve him in any way at all." Kouji sighed as he spoke of those words. "What do you think the Commander would say if I went inside his room and just ask to speak with the General? He certainly would find that rather offending."
"Offending?"
Kouji nodded with a grim expression on his face, it was his expression that sent Takuya's imagination flying and the reason why Takuya dropped the subject. Both men inwardly sighed seeing as their search for truth would have to be suspended yet again…
"Did he really open up to you like that?" the Leader, Yuriko, asked with a surprised expression on both her face and on the tone of her voice.
Ishige Orimoto nodded. "It would appear that the actions of the past are catching up with this generation."
"The Minami incident." Said the General in a thoughtful manner. "A mistake that should not have happened had we not been fooled by Hiroaki and the King into taking such action."
"The blame does not solely lie on Hiroaki and the King, Lord Kouta." Yuriko said. "We have all been warned by Lord Kousei, but it we did not believe his words at that time."
"We had been foolish back then." Ishige said in a melancholic tone. "And when the truth was finally revealed, Lord Kousei was already gone and the Minami children already separated."
"It isn't entirely foolish, Lord Ishige." Kouta Kimura said. "Kousei's sacrifice was not entirely in vain for we were able to hide the children for as long as we could. If Kousei had not sacrificed himself, Takuya, Izumi, Kouji and Kouichi, as well as their friends, would already have been captured by now and the incident that happened 200 years ago would have repeated itself."
"What are we to do in this situation, Lord Kouta?" Yuriko asked.
"I do not know as to what extent we should plan on, but one thing is certain, we cannot keep Izumi here much longer. The enemy would surely attack us anytime soon." The General replied.
"But, there are no bases left that belongs to the Organization. The King and Hiroaki made sure to destroy all the other bases." Yuriko said. "Besides that, the enemy would surely suspect that something is wrong should they attack and find no resistance here."
"That is why we will all remain here and act as if we have not read of their plans." The General said. "The only one who would have to be sent off would be Izumi."
"Are you kidding me, Lord Kouta?" exclaimed Izumi's father in protest. "There is no way I would allow my daughter to travel alone."
"Then send Takuya Kanbara along with her." Countered the General which earned him a surprised look from both the Leader and the Commander.
"You cannot be seriously proposing to let him, of all people, take care of my daughter."
"I am serious of this, and we both know to what lengths the young man would go in order to ensure that your daughter is safe from any harm." The General went on. "We cannot send all the Chosen Ones with her, we need them here as bait. What's more, those two are the only ones being targeted by the clone. It would only be logical to send them away in order to keep both of them safe."
"How can you be certain that he would not go and betray us?" Ishige once again brought that topic up.
"Ishige, how many times do you have to see for yourself the sincerity in Takuya's heart?" Yuriko finally spoke up. "He would not let us down."
"I know the boy, Ishige, and so do you." The General Kimura added. "Hiroaki's blood may flow through his veins, but if there are things that he resembles Hiroaki, it would be the positive things in him. You were the one who said you were beginning to like the boy."
Ishige gritted his teeth unable to answer. It was true that such a plan was a logical course of action for them to take, an action that would ensure that the King and Hiroaki Kanbara would not get their hands on what they want the most. Even though he did not like the plan all that much, Ishige Orimoto resigned himself from the debate.
"Be sure to tell your daughter of this the moment she wakes up, Lord Ishige." General Kimura said.
"Fine." Was all the Commander could reply.
Then, Kouta Kimura turned his attention to the only female in the group. "Tell me, Yuriko, have you told Takuya the story yet?"
The Leader shook her head. "He already has too much in his mind, such a revelation would only confuse him more. Once things have settled down, then I will tell him."
"Then I guess there will still be some secrets that the three of us has to keep." General Kimura muttered.
To Be Continued…
Post Author's Notes:
I really do not know the reason why I can type so many things in this fanfic as opposed to the other fanfic that I am working on right now. I guess it has something to do with the number of reviews I get per chapter of this fanfic compared to the reviews per chapter on Chronicles of Time: Cyber World.
Anyways, for those who haven't voted yet, the poll closes on the last day of this month (July). So, ifyou haven't voted yet, be sure to do so and as for those who have already voted, well, then, just sit back and wait for the end of the poll to see the results.
I'm still looking for seiyuus of the characters. Spots are still open for the development team so those who are interested drop me a line and I'll tell you more details there.
I have to tell you guys that I am quite happy with the stats that I am getting from this fanfic, which is another reason why I enjoy writing it. Your reviews and the number of hits on every chapter is enough fuel to keep me writing.
Anyways, be on the look out for the next chapter which I have no idea when I will be able to upload it, lol. Sorry about that. It's hard when you're on your senior year in college – to much to do and so little time.
Well, I've written far enough. It's time for me to rest for now. So, until next time, this is Sakura Martinez saying "PEACE" and reminding you all to review and to always take care!
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