Toa Solaric: Yo! This isn't a usually chapter. But this is something call a bonus spell chapter, getting away from the seriousness of the story. I hope you would enjoy them.

Bonus Spell 1: Another Day

It was another bright and relatively pleasant day in Venezia, the scene soon focused on a bakery as three voices could be heard from the inside.

"How about this one?"

"Okay, Shirley!"

"Well, I think it best we should go now."

Coming out of the bakery are Tai, Francesca, and Shirley as Francesca smiling with a bag of goodies in her hands.

"Sweets! Sweets! Sweets!"

"Francesca, don't eat them until we get back to the base." Tai said. He knows how gluttony the younger girl and sweets mixed together.

"Okay, Tai." Francesca smiled.

"You sure look happy," Shirley said. Francesca is really happy after Tai decided to come back and she is happy to see him again.

"Aww, darling! Look at them lovely family!" A woman said.

"Their child is so adorable."Another one said.

It took a while before Tai and Shirley realized what happened before their faces turned deep red. The people were mistaken them as a young couple and Francesca is their child.

Francesca was unaware of what the people talking about but noticed her friends' faces are redden.

"Umm… Are you guys alright?" Francesca asked worried.

"W-we…fine" Tai said nervously.

Shirley nodded while her face still red as they continued on their way back to the van.

Tai and Shirley can't give secret glances at each other every time, but they never do it at the same time.

A couple? Tai thought with a blush on his face.

A-Are we really consider a couple? Shirley thought nervously. She became less of her confident self when she has no experience in romance.

In Eila's room we can see a scene that very few would even believe.

"W-what are yo doing?!" We can hear Eila being cornered.

"What's wrong Eila-chan? Isn't this what you wanted all along?" The one who says those words in a seductive tone was... Tai, "If not, then why you invited me to your room?" Tai murmured directly into Eila's ear.

"I-I didn't call you for this," She responds as she tries to get away, but her legs just wouldn't move at all, "I called you to talk about..." But at the end a very small murmur was the thing that escaped from her lips, it was at the point Tai couldn't hear what she says.

For some reason, having the Kamen Rider to be that near her... feels really weird for the Witch from Suomus.

"Even as you try to deny it," Says Tai as he takes her chin, forcing her to look at his eyes, "You just want to me to take you and make you my girl," His eyes and voice are unusually serious.

How this can be happening?

"N-no!" Eila manages to say as she tries to fight back, but no strength comes from her... as if her body refuses to push back Tai, "I never would want this!" But for some reasons those words from Eila didn't seem to really convince anyone.

"You're lying badly," Is the response of the young man, who obviously is not fooled, "Plus you already kissed me once," He reminds her about that time when they say goodbye, the same day Erica stole his first kiss.

Tai brought one hand up and tilted the platinum blonde girl's head so he could look into her eyes. "Perhaps I need to show you how much I love your personality."

"T-Taichi…" Slowly, the Kamen Rider pulled Eila closer…

Steam was rising out of Eila's head as she waked up and finds herself in her bed; the teen's head began to tilt back and look around. What just happened now?

Was that a dream? It felt almost…real Eila thought as her face have a massive blush on her face. She and Tai did that.

Suddenly Eila feels damped before she looks down in surprised.

Oh my god… This can't be happening! Eila thought in horror. If her sister Aurora was here, she going to laughed her face off about her little sister still wetting her bed.

Just when she thought her day couldn't get any weirder when she hears voices from the door.

"Eila, are you in there?" Sanya asked.

"We hear strange sounds coming in there." Tai replied. "Are you alright?"

"It's N-nothing!" Eila shouted.

Before allowing them to enter, Eila must do something in order to cover up the evidence of her wet dream about her boy crush.

Today, Tai was exploring the street of Venezia on his own as a way to picked up any rumors about the Phantoms. But so far, there were none.

Geez, I can't decide if I want to accept the Phantoms taking down the Neuroi to prevent many Gates' death until they spring their traps on the Gates in the world… Tai thought to himself.

His last stop was a bar before going back to the base.

"What am I supposed to do?" Tai's attention soon caught to a man who seems drunk here, "I'm a failure as a father, Kirk."

"What is the matter?" Tai asked.

"A man in a black robe kidnapped his little girl." The bartender explained. Tai then looks at the slight depressed man with a question look.

"Aren't the police doing anything about it?" Tai asked curious.

"Unfortunately, the police have no clear trace of where the man gone." The bartender replied.

Even though the world still at war with the Neuroi, there still people try to commit petite crimes on the street when they don't just the military or doing this for personal gain.

"I tried to chase after him, but he tore me to shreds. I didn't stand a chance!" the man complained while holding his drink.

"Take it easy, pal. You aren't the only one who has rough time because of the war." The bartender said, patting him on the back.

"Hey… can you find out where he is keeping her?" the man asked.

"Well, I guess so." Tai said. (Not like I have much better to do now than this anyway.)

"Good luck,"

Tai explored across the streets of Venezia and asking people about a suspicious man in black hood, but no one seems to knowing anything about him.

There could be no wayhe will still be here… Tai thought as he sits near a big fountain and enjoying his donuts.

Just then Tai stop and saw someone suspicious in the alley with black hood. Speak of the devil…

"Alright…" Tai said, couldn't believe his own luck.

Tai was about to follow the black hooded man into the unknown bar before a strong grip grabs on the neck of his jacket.

"What the—" Tai was ready to fight off his attacker until he hears a familiar voice.

"So this is where you are?" The voice of Gertrude causes Tai to turn around and seeing her and Erica.

"Hey Tai!" Erica said.

"What are you girls doing here?" The magician rider asked, confused.

"You didn't come back during lunch and Minna asked us to retrieve you." Gertrude explained.

"But Trude came along because she worried about you."Erica said. This caused Gertrude to turn red and stammered.

"H-Hartmann! He only ends up worried everyone else!" Gertrude countered.

"Why don't you just admit it?" Erica teasing asked. Her friend is easily fun to poke around.

"I would like to… but I'm sort of busy," Tai said. This stops the girls from arguing with each other.

"Phantom?" Gertrude asked, becoming serious.

"Well… I'm not exactly sure." Tai soon explained the situation to the two girls.

"What exactly are you planning?" Gertrude asked.

"I'm going to ask if he took the child." Tai said.

"That it?!" Gertrude expects Tai going to do something dramatically breaking in or something.

"Well, I have no other opinion." Tai said before he gets ready to enter the building.

"I'm coming along." Gertrude said.

"Gertrude, I've facing crazy hostages experiences before. You don't-" Tai spoke, but stop when Erica kissed Tai on the lips, this caused Tai and Gertrude to be quiet.

"Come on, Taichi-kun. If we continued arguing, the bad guy would get away." Erica said smiling. This caused Tai's face turned red while Gertrude glaring at them.

"Hartmann, is that really necessary?!" Erica just ignored her and giggled.

"Ummm…" Tai is speechless while his inner Phantom laughing at him. "Okay."

"Alright, let's get this done so we can go home!" Erica said.

Tai nodded before walking into the bar. But he was unaware Gertrude having a hint of jealous on her face.

What is wrong with me? This weird feeling has occurring again, Gertrude thought. Tai is the only one who would bring out this weird feeling she kept hidden and it happening again.

It wasn't until the girls come into the bar. They saw Tai talks with the black hooded man.

"Where is the child you took?" Tai asked.

"What child?" the hooded man asked.

"Give her back before something worse happens." Tai said, become serious. He notices several people around the bar slowly moving away as a brew conflict gonna to emerged.

"Quite cocky, aren't you? Too bad, you're out of the league." The man said.

Tai dodged incoming knifes out of nowhere as he saw three men in black crashed through the windows and the hooded man suddenly disappeared into thin air.

There is no time for questions as he dodged the assassin's attack and delivered a round house kick to the other guy.

Before the first assassin could attack Tai from the back, he got send to the wall by a mystery mini hurricane.

"Urrrgh…" Tai turned a glance and see a friendly Erica.

"Thank you." Tai said.

Suddenly a grunt got thrown between them and they saw an angry Gertrude.

"Let's get this over with," Gertrude said.

….

After the rescued, Tai and the girls were walking back to the base. Tai looks at the girls but mainly at Gertrude who still remain quiet after the trip.

"Gertrude?"

Gertrude looks at Tai before he kissed her on the cheek and smiled.

"Thank you for helping me today." Tai said. Gertrude's face turned scarlet and turning away from him.

"I-It's fine." Gertrude said, nervous.

They didn't know there is a smile on Erica's face when she was watching.

You still have a long way to go, Trude… Erica thought. She doesn't felt like teasing now.

Yoshika starting getting the cleaning supply out before helping clean the hallway. Lynette couldn't help her today when she, Perrine, and Francesca are on an assign mission.

So it will be just Yoshika doing the clearing duty today.

Just then Tai come into the hallway and saw Yoshika.

"Hey Yoshika-chan," Tai said.

"Morning Tai-niichan," Yoshika greeted with a smile.

"Guess who I brought with me." Tai said.

Someone came out from Tai's back and this causes surprised to Yoshika.

"Hey Yoshika-chan!" Michiko said.

"Michiko!" Yoshika said.

How did Michiko end up talks with Tai to bring her here?

She came to the store after school when she spotted her mentor was in there. Michiko immediately asks about how Yoshika is doing before accompany him to the base.

Tai is a little against the idea but he could see how Michiko is worried about Yoshika. He especially will get some lecture from either Minna or Mio about bring a civilian into their base if they learned this. But Michiko is his apprentice and Tai have some saying as well.

But the former Chosen wants to give some time for the two childhood friends. Especially they can still connect to each other.

"So how are you, Yoshika-chan?" Michiko asked.

"Eh… I'm fine, Michiko-chan. But I'm a little busy with the chore here." Yoshika said.

"Let me help you out!" Michiko offered immediately. Tai told her about Yoshika have been cleaning duty especially how big the base is.

"Really?" Michiko nodded eagerly.

The two friends soon began to mopping the floor together while Tai watching them to make sure they don't overdo it.

Tai can't help but feeling happy for Yoshika since he knows their friendship are important after Yoshika's father passed away. Michiko was there for Yoshika before he came into Yoshika's and her live.

But still there is that letter… Tai thought. The second letter from Ichiro Miyafuji delivered to Yoshika.

Could there be a chance that Ichirou alive somewhere? If so, why is he lying about his death to everyone even his own family?

Does Mio know if Ichirou survived or not…? Tai thought.

Most of all, Ichirou Miyafuji could be his mentor the White Wizard.

He may be the first male magic user before Tai came along as the second male magic user and Kamen Rider.

"Tai-niichan, are you okay?" Yoshika asked.

"I'm alright, Yoshika-chan." Tai said with a calm smile.

Soon he accompanies both Yoshika and Michiko through the fort. He kept his friendly personality towards his youngest friends.

Deep down, Tai swore to solve the mystery of whether or not Yoshika's father is alive. There questions he want answers from that man.

There was a beautiful music playing in a room of the base.

Where is this music coming from?

Soon the scene changed and we see two people sitting together in front of a big piano.

"That was an amazing song, Sanya." Tai said.

"Thank you." Sanya said.

Tai haven't heard Sanya playing the piano after the incident with Phoenix. But he was glad there is another piano here since he really missed hearing Sanya's playing.

"Tai, do you ever play the piano before?" Sanya asked with curious tone.

"No, I never try my hands on music instrument…" Tai said, nervous.

"Do you want me to teach you?" Sanya offered.

"Really?" Tai looks surprised and Sanya nodded eagerly.

Sanya took the lessons slow for Tai to follow her before they're playing the piano keys together at the same time. So far everything went smooth for them until…

Their hands accidently make contacted with another.

"…!" This startled Tai and Sanya as their song stop.

"Umm…" Tai can't help as his right hand was holding Sanya's small and docile hand.

Sanya felt the same thing as Tai when her hand was hold by Tai, she can't help but feeling how warms his hand was.

"I'm sorry…" Tai said immediately before letting go off Sanya's hand.

Even though Eila is on an errand, it left an awkward feeling to them as they're sat here by themselves.

"There is no need for apology, Tai." Sanya said friendly.

"But I do have one request," Tai side glanced at her. "Can I hold your hand again?"

"Umm… okay," Tai slowly offered his hand to Sanya.

Sanya took his hand and feeling the warm of his touch.

"Your hand is so warm…" Sanya said. This make Tai's face feels warm when he hears Sanya saying about his hand.

"You should take care of them often whenever you aren't busy." Sanya said. She knows Tai have to handle a lot of fight but she still want him to take care of himself whenever he have the chance.

Tai took his other hand and wrapped around Sanya's hand with her Engage Ring.

"I should tell you the same as well, Sanya-chan." Tai said.

It was nightfall when the magician rider looking out the sky alone for something. Tai was waiting until he spotted a familiar figure returned to his side and brought out his arm.

"Any luck, Garuda?" Tai asked.

Garuda chirped a few time before Tai have a hint of sadness on his face.

"I see… thank you for informing me, Garuda," Tai replied.

Even though Tai decided to stay with the girls and things going peaceful with less Phantom attacks, but he can't help but still feeling worry about Mayu when he promised to be by her side. There is always a chance Mayu might move on elsewhere. The former Chosen of Courage prayed for her safety until they meet each other again.

Mayu-chan… if I've been stronger back then I would have taking my fight more serious and keeping my vow… Tai thought as he remembered. It was a simple promise for her to trust him, but he didn't take it serious enough.

Garuda's form suddenly shimmers and reversed back to its original form as the ring. Tai puts it back in his pocket before heading back inside.

"I guess it time to sleep."

Tai suddenly stop and didn't turn around.

"You know… you don't have to worry about everything, Minna." Tai said. He knows she was there.

The commander of Strike Witches emerged from the shadow and approached Tai from behind. Tai can felt her eyes are focusing mainly on him.

"You must worry about her." Minna said.

"I-I…" Tai said. "It's not your business, Minna."

"You and everyone here is my responsible." Tai look shocked at her declaration. "I'm supposed to be the one looking after all of you."

"It's true…" Tai won't lie to Minna again after they have this argument between them. Tai still felt a little awkward of talking with Minna.

"There is a promise that I made to her a while back. I made a promise that I would stay by her side until she reunited with her family… but I can't really make such impossible promise." Tai said. It has affected him a lot and still wanting to protect Mayu.

Minna replied, "It's the only thing that you still hold together with her… but I know what is like when a promise couldn't be uphold."

Tai nodded, "You don't have to talk about it. I'm not making you."

"It's okay." Tai side glanced at her. "There always thought I could save everyone important to me back then. Protecting people dearly to me… but I couldn't fulfill it."

"I'm still afraid even if I see Mayu-chan again… I wonder if she still remembered my promise… and would she let me stay by her side?" Tai admit, trying to less the sadness in his voice. He only hoped Minna won't hear this from him.

Suddenly Tai felt two arms wrapped around him and Tai looks at Minna. Unfortunately for Tai, Minna heard. She pulled him closer to her.

"Minna. You don't have—"

"Taichi, it's not your fault. It's true that whatever happened between both of you will never heal completed. But I know someday that you and Mayu can resolve the issues. But please focus on recovering yourself before going looking for her." Minna said. Tai looked at her and smiled.

"Yeah, you're right. Thank you, Minna." Tai said and Minna smiled.

Tai and Mio sparring with each other again when it seems like a long time they last matched each other's skill in swords. But this time, Mio was wearing her magic ring as well as the Engage Ring on the opposite hand.

"Hmm… your skills aren't rusted," Mio commented.

Tai noticed that Mio have become her old self again after he snapped her out of suicidal behavior and give her the ring to allowed her to keep her magic.

"Why thanks you, baka~!" Tai teasing said. This seems to cause a flare in Mio's eyes before she came at him again.

While they continued crossing swords with each other, Tai focused his attention on Mio.

Even though the problem was over, Tai thought he should try to understand Mio in these times. Because that is what a friend does, not reminding you all the time about those kinds of thing, but rather helping you.

Also Tai notices Mio used to be like Yoshika when she was young after seeing her Underworld. Is this the possible reason why Ichiro picked her to help in testing the Strikers?

Tai did wonder if Yoshika even going to be like Mio in the future. The idea bothered him a lot including picturing a militarist Yoshika than the sweet Yoshika he cared about.

"You're letting your guard down…" Mio said before swing her sword.

"Huh?" Tai got out of thoughts, he seeing Mio come charging at him.

Tai counter her swing again as mini sparks of their swords flying in the air when they passed each other.

Geez… that was a close one, Tai thought to himself.

Tai come forward with his sword again at her. Mio has duck under him in fast speed as she knocked his sword into the air.

What the-?! Tai thought.

His sword landed on the ground nearby.

Before Tai have time to reach for his sword, he felt a cold presence against his neck.

But he soon discovered Mio's sword resting dangerous closed to his neck. This make Mio's smile dangerously at him.

"Do you give up?" Mio asked.

"I guess so," Tai said.

Soon Mio took off her sword.

So Tai decides if she had any frustration towards him for reminding her from about the incident, then she can take her rage on him, and but then he becomes Wizard to be protected.

"Are you serious?" Tai asked.

Tai crossed his arms before Perrine reputed again.

"You need to try again, Taichi." Perrine said.

What is going on you asks?

Perrine is currently teaching Tai some Gallian etiquette in case if he's invited for a formal dinner or ball by the Military.

"If you're going to watching out for us during a party, you need a better way than sneaking in as a butler or cook." Perrine's reason of dragging him to prevented him from his snack break.

Tai sighed.

Though he could spend times with others, but he never would thought he ends up spending time with Perrine in her etiquette training. But this might be his chance of understanding Perrine.

Even though she is kind of rough person, Tai caught a glanced at what type of person Perrine under her noble woman act.

But most of all, Perrine is tsundere. Tai keep the fact to himself since he can easily picture her reaction right now.

"Are you listening to me, Taichi?!" Perrine demanded.

"Yes, Perrine." Tai said.

"Let's start again." Perrine said in serious tone like her beloved major.

Tai is oblivious to the fact that Perrine has a similar idea of trying to understanding the magician rider in order to be on a better term with him.

This is the only idea Perrine has in mind to gain to reason to talk with him. She was preparing him to be a gentleman if he wants to blend in Gallian.

Not that I want him to be ill-informed about Gallian culture or giving others the wrong impression… Perrine reminded herself with flustered face.

The Gallian witch doesn't want others to learn the real reason behind the etiquette training.

"Is everything okay, Perrine?" Tai asked.

"I'm fine. Now then… where were we?" Perrine pondered before she remembered the next thing to teach him in etiquette."What do you do when you're greeting a lady?" she asked.

"You're beautiful as the princess in the fairy tale." Tai said. This caught Perrine in dead silent when she wasn't expecting him to saying something and her face turned red.

"BAKA! You aren't supposed to saying something like that!" Perrine exclaimed in embarrassment.

"I'm so sorry, Perrine-sama." Tai said. This make Perrine huffed.

"After dinner, come by my room and we continued our session. Understood?"

"Yes."

It wasn't long until they're starting to bonding.

It was a normal day at the Strike Witches' fortress.

Tai is currently playing with Francesca outside the garden.

"Get back here!" Tai said.

"You can't catch me!" Francesca said.

Just then Francesca saw a pale white snake in the bushes and began to shaking in fear.

"S-S-snake…" Francesca said in fear and moving further back from the snake.

"Francesca…" Tai said. He knows what is going on when he saw the snake.

Tai realizes that being poisoned by Medusa (As he himself could confirm, was a very unpleasant and painful experience) made her to have fear of snakes.

Tai puts a hand on Francesca's shoulder and giving her a conform hug, "The snake won't harm you when I'm here, Francesca. It's okay to be scared after such a near death experience."

But normally a Witch would suffer a quick and painless death at the hand of the Neuroi. But for Francesca it could have been a slow and painful death.

"Tai…" Francesca said in worried tone, looking up at him.

"Tai… I like you very much," Francesca said.

"Well… I will wait some years for you…" Tai said before he realized something.

He started to see Francesca with other eyes.

Not just a little girl anymore.

"There is no doubt about it, Taichi." Wizardragon said.

What do you mean, Dragon? Tai thought. He always sees Francesca as a little girl.

"She is going to be quite a beauty once she grows up… what a beauty she going to become," Wizardragon assured to his inner host with a grin.

His host is going to be in for a surprised in the future.

Tai was minding his business by chewing down another donut while enjoying the view of the sky on his break.

"Umm… Taichi-san," a quiet voice started Tai as someone he thought unexpected approaching his presence. Tai looked at the nervously Lynette.

He wonders what she need since she rarely approached him unless Yoshika is in presence.

"Lynne, do you need something?" Tai asked in calmly tone. Lynette nodded nervous and her face flustered.

"I…I-I need your help…" Lynette uttered.

"What is it?" Tai asked, becoming curious.

"I want to become less shy around men…" Lynette said, flushed. This caused Tai almost drop his donut when hearing from Lynette who supposed to be shy toward guys like him.

She asks him, a guy to teach her.

Become less shy.

Around

Men.

"Really? What for?" Tai asked. This caused Lynette's face becomes redden as his eyes made contact with her blue eyes.

"Well… because you're great person, maybe all guys are nice…" Lynette said timid. This caused Tai to look away from Lynette.

Tai hesitated and scratching his cheek, "W-well, I don't know about that... I'm not really a good example for guys everywhere in the globe, Lynne. But they're hard to find…" Tai laughed nervously.

Do you want to know why Tai feel unsure about this? Because he remembered Lynette mention having older siblings and he hears a rumor about her older sister marrying a guy older than her.

But won't the other siblings especially the brothers hunt him down? Even if this not like his old world, older siblings always have unparalleled sense about their younger siblings' safety.

Lynette looks a little disappointed until Tai spoke up again.

"But if you want my help, I accept the task at hand." Tai said. This makes Lynette's face lighten up.

"Really?"

"I will give it try."

"Thank you…" Lynette said.

"Ok… I guess we can starts by talking with each other." Tai suggested. This will be Lynette's first step of getting over her shyness.

They spend the whole day together to helped Lynette with her shy issue by talking with each other. Even though, Tai have to help Lynette overcoming her faint moments when they're hold hands. Soon Tai decides to tell Lynette about the Digital world.

Its looks like they're getting along nicely.

AN: What do you think? Which one is your favorite? There won't be any opening scene in the bonus chapter since I felt it will only ruin the mood. I guessed my favorite would be Francesca's scene since Dragon predicts about Francesca becoming beautiful is accurate after few years.

Now, this is out of the way, we're going back to the story route and we possibly might meet a certain ancient Wizard who enjoying mayonnaises along the way.

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