Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Nigth n Gale ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

"Who are you and what are you doing in Taichi Cabin!" The voice exclaimed sharply, Sora turned to face a young male who was about as tall as Taichi was but he had short reddish brown hair like her own.

"I didn't know…" she trailed off the male looked at her angry. That's when Taichi came down to the Cabins. He saw her. "Koushiro, it's all right she's with me." Taichi replied. Sora looked away from the two of them.

"Oh…I apologize miss I didn't realize that detail." Koushiro replied he looked at Taichi questioning him with his eyes.

"Sorry, This is Sora Takenouchi, I met her on land." Taichi replied, Sora nodded. "Ah I see." He replied. "Well you should warn us before other people beside the crew board." He said to him.

"Well, you should welcome her aboard." He replied. Koushiro and Sora looked at him in shocked.

"What do you mean welcome aboard you mean she's part of the crew?" he asked him, Taichi nodded. "Aye and we set sail tomorrow father wants us up early so we can pack the supplies and get everything ready for the departure before the sun rises high in the sky." He told him.

"All right, nice meeting you Sora." He put his hand out to her they shook. And Koushiro disappeared behind the door. Sora turned to Taichi gave him hug, which surprised him. Sora felt him tense up, she released him from the hug "I'm sorry Taichi, I was too happy…thank you so much!" she explained again.

"It's all right just warn me before you hug me." He replied, Sora looked at him for while trying to figure him out she then sighed, and then looked away.

"So we leave in the early morning then…I got to do some preparation before leaving. But when I came back where can I stay?" she asked him.

"There's a spear bed in my cabin you can use that one. But try not to make a sound while I'm asleep if I am asleep that is." He told her, she smiled again then passed by him. Taichi sighed then he wondered if what he did was the right choice.

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Sora confidently walked to the exit ramp leading off the ship she was stopped by an sailor that was guarding the entrance and exit ways. "How did you get on board!" he cried.

"Taichi's permission, I am part of the crew now." She replied flaunting the part about being a crewmember. The sailor eyed her suspiciously "TAICHI!" he called within a few seconds Taichi came back up on deck he then went over to where Sora and the sailor.

"What is it Raul." Taichi came up to him; he eyed Sora then looked at Raul. "This girl claims to says she is part of the crew, is it so?" he asked.

"Yes, Raul. I accept you to treat her and as one of us." He replied.

"Okay I'll come back Taichi as soon as I can with some of my clothing and my other stuff." Sora replied she made he way down the ramp Taichi watched her then turned to Raul. "Taichi, you let a girl aboard?" he questioned the Captain's son.

"My father allowed it, he's letting me pick who I want aboard the Night n Gale, as my crew." Taichi finish, he still watched the place that Sora had disappeared into.

The wind blew gently, Taichi's brown hair waved gently as it did. "But Taichi, she has no swords experience what if we run into pirates in the open waters?" Raul asked him

"No she has good swords skills I saw with my own eyes. I simply don't let any other aboard if they don't have the necessary skills, Raul you should know that." Taichi explained to him.

"Very well I trust your judgment." Raul said. Taichi nodded went back down into the cabins.

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Sora walked to her house and snuck into her room again and took a small bag began to stuff various outfits into the bag, she was startled by a noise but then ignored it and looked through her drawers and pulled out more articles of clothing, and putting them into her bag.

Sora sighed and looked around she saw a book from her studies and took it from the table and put it into her bag as well. This time she heard a cough then looked to the doorway. "Sora where are you going?" her mother's voice said, Sora turned surprised looked at her mother.

"Mama, you're supposed to be asleep." Sora whispered quietly. "And you should be too." She replied, Sora smiled. "I was going to go to bed right now." She lied she put down the bag next to her bed, and climbed into it. "Mama, just so I know what ever I do I love you and I'll write too you." Sora told her.

"Okay, tomorrow is a busy day for us, so get your sleep." Her mother told her before leaving closing the door behind her, Sora waited for a bit then got out get out of bed she placed her note to her mother on her pillow. And then slipped out of her window picked up her bag and threw it out. She closed the window then gathered her items.

"I'm sorry family but this is for me I want to live my life not on land here in this small town and marry…some boring person." She said to the house she slowly walked away from her house and walking toward the harbor.

"Sora! There you are." Mimi came up to her, Sora looked at her oddly. "Mimi? Yamato what are you two doing up so late?" Sora question them, she momentary dropped her sack of clothing.

"I could ask you the same thing, Sora." Yamato told her. Sora laughed nervously she put the hood of her shawl over her head. "A funny thing has happened…you see, I went to go bring some of my clothing to…um a shelter in town the new one that opened you know." She began Yamato eyed her.

"What shelter I don't remember one being opened." He answered. "Of course you don't because it just opened yesterday." She nodded and went to pick up her sack of clothing. "Sora, you aren't by chance making this up?" Mimi questioned.

"Making it up…of course not, I'm not that crazy." She replied, she adverted her eyes to the ground then looking back to her two best friends whom she hated to lie too. She couldn't just tell them she gotten aboard the ship by begging the captain's son to let her on board. Nor could she tell them that this would be they're last time seeing her.

"Sora, we grew up together and I …no. We can tell when you're lying to us and your doing it now." Mimi told her best friend. Sora sighed.

"I would tell you both but not now…maybe another time." She replied. "Another time Sora we saw you talk to another boy…who was he?" Yamato questioned her.

"Uh….I got to be going I'll talk to you later!" she ran with her sack as fast as she could but then was caught quickly, "Sora wait…we want to know who that was." Yamato told her.

"If you must know he's the Captains son of the Night n Gale." She answered after catching her breath. "Captains son?" Mimi questioned she started at her friend. Yamato frowned as he looked at his friend too. "How did you manage that?" he asked Mimi stared at her, Sora began to feel trapped a bit. "I…I…. can't say." She said backing away from them.

"Sora, we want to know you're our friend if he did something to you. You must tell me!" Yamato shouted. "NO! Yamato no he didn't okay…now just drop the subject I'm late and I have to go." She told them. "Now…it's okay I'm fine, you should go home, I bet both of your parents are worried." She said she turned around back facing them.

Mimi was about to follow her but Yamato stopped her, she turned to look at him confused. "Let her go, she won't tell us where she's going, unless we follow her." Yamato replied he watched as Sora walked out of sight. "Do you suggest we spy one her?" Mimi questioned him he nodded. "It's the only thing that we can do…besides Sora being rather secretive ever since, well…. since a few years ago and especially now." He replied, Mimi agreed with him.

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Sora hurried back to the harbor she was unaware that her two best friends were following her discreetly. "That was close." Sora thought to herself, she saw the Night n Gale, and then noticed a figure that was on the starboard it looked like Taichi but she wasn't sure, reaching the ramp of the ship. Sora proceeded up it and was greeted by Raul.

"Sora, Taichi wants a word with you he's over by the starboard side of the ship." The sailor told her, she nodded. "Okay thank you Raul." Sora walked to her and Taichi's cabin and placed her belongings on the bed then left the cabin, she slowly walked up to the deck…then saw Taichi there at the starboard he looked deep in thought, it scared her 'He's going to reconsider me staying isn't he.' She thought and then she watched him for a few more seconds.

Sora clear her throat, Taichi looked started then relaxed seeing her there. "Sora, you startled me for a second." Taichi said to her, Sora watched the young man carefully. "I suppose you don't want me in your crew anymore…" she trailed off looking at her feet.

Taichi looked up at her surprised that she'd come up with such a thing. "No…that's not it Sora." He replied. "Then what is it Taichi is it because I'm a girl? Is it because you felt bad for me?" she questioned him upset.

"That's not what I wanted to talk to you about…you definitely will be to great use for us. But that's another story what I wanted to talk to you about was completely not related to anything you are referring too…I wanted to tell you that after this mission we are going to my home in France…my mother and sister live there." He began stopping momentarily he then continued on. "I just want to say that my mother my react differently to you." He said then he stopped.

"Differently?" Sora wondered out loud. "Yes like me and you if…" he stopped again he looked blushing a bit. "Oh…. That we are romantically involved…is that what you mean?" Sora questioned him she smiled. "Uh…yeah please don't get her the wrong way." He replied.

"Oh Taichi you don't have to worry…beside we are friends right?" she said to him with a smiled. "Exactly friends…well not very good friends but we will be good friends." He answered her. Sora was about to hug him but stopped remembering earlier on from what she promised to him.

"Is it okay if I hug you…" she trailed off looking at him hopefully he'd expect. "…Yeah, it's just I'm never used to anyone else but my sister or mother to hug me." He said to her. "Why not? I mean…I always hug my friends." She replied. "It's different." He replied softly.

"You'll get used to it…" Sora gave him a hug, Taichi felt obviously uncomfortable and pushed Sora away slightly. "I'm sorry." He whispered. Sora only smiled. "It's okay Taichi I understand…I'm going to sleep okay…maybe you should too." She replied getting up she walked to the cabins.

"I can't let her get to close to me like Lila." Taichi whispered he closed his eyes. "I only picked her because she can handle a sword." He told himself, he got up and went to the cabin.

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Mimi and Yamato both looked at each other. "Well, if we hadn't followed we wouldn't have known she got on that ship like she said she would." Mimi told him.

"I know what you mean, Mimi." He replied he looked at her. "Maybe if it's what she wants…. what she needs we shouldn't tell her parents…. she seemed too have found a friend with the captains son." Yamato replied.

"And maybe perhaps we will see her again next year or when ever the ship comes back to our home town…then for sure she will visit us and tell us about adventures she has taken with the crew." Mimi said sadly tears in her eyes. "Mimi…" Yamato whispered he put left hand on her shoulder as she watched over to the ship. "I'm going to miss her Yamato she's my only female friend." She cried.

Yamato turned her around and gave her a hug. "Shhh…you'll find new friends don't worry…and you still have me." He answered. Mimi pulled away from his hug and looked up at him. "That's true…and perhaps that's why I love you." She said to him, he smiled and wiped away her tears.

He leaned down to her and kisses her softly.

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Taichi came into the cabin; he took off his shirt and put it on the side of his bed. Then climbed into his bed…he subconsciously looked over to Sora was already asleep.

"I pray I've made the right decision." Taichi replied he lay back down on his bed. "Father you better be right about this." He thought out loud silently.

To Be Continued…