Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ Voguish Fib ❯ Sora Can Fight? ( Chapter 3 )

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A/N: Wow, did you notice my grammatical errors too? Oh man... Anyways, here's my next chapter!

Voguish Fib

Chapter three - Sora Can Fight?

During the tree hopping, Sora had fallen into a sort of relaxed state; between sleep and consciousness. She knew she should've been tense and anticipating the landing, and maybe sulking and complaining that he put her down (also because of the fact that she only had a towel on) but somehow, she didn't feel like kicking him in the face or anything. It was probably just fatigue.

Earlier, she had bugged him about their destination but he ignored her, seeming rigid and hostile about answering her questions. So he kept his mouth shut, though Sora could see his left eyebrow twitch with frustration every time she threw a question at him.

Of course, she never got an answer, so she just became silent the rest of the way, knowing that it wasn't the time to fight with him seeing as he held her life in his hands (literally.)

Taichi had other thoughts. Sora could see it in his eyes when she happened to look up at him. It was as if he was reluctant to go to where he was headed.

Who is this boy anyways? Sora wondered.

Just as thoughts floated around her head, the branch Taichi had just landed on suddenly snapped in half.

"Taichi--!!" Sora called out as she slipped out of his arms. Taichi swiftly snatched her hand as he hung on the part of the branch attached to the tree. The two watched as the broken piece fell silently into oblivion. Sora's heart raced.

"Shit...just hold on..." Taichi said, his voice seemed hesitant and unsure. "Look," he said suddenly. "I have an idea...just trust me on it okay?"

Sora didn't know if she should believe him or not. Maybe he was just using an excuse to get rid of her. Yes...this was the end. She was never going to see Furugawa again. Despite her apprehension, she nodded.

With that, Taichi let go of her hand as she fell. She began to sympathize for the branch that had fallen and wondered what it was feeling as it dropped onto the ground. Was this what happened to people just before they died? Did they think of the feelings of inanimate objects like she was doing? She shut her eyes tightly.

Taichi followed her falling form as he leapt onto each lower branch after the other. He had to catch her. He couldn't very well allow her to just die. That would be mean...

Though it'll save me the trouble, he thought crudely. His speed was tremendous and overwhelming but he knew that if he didn't have it, he wouldn't be able to save her in time. A bead of sweat formed on his forehead as he swung over a large branch above his head. He ducked under a couple branches until he reached the last branch just as Sora's body passed it, skidding forward just in time to catch her helpless body.

Sora's eyes fluttered open, seeing the face just above her, looking straight into her crimson eyes.

He saved her.

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"Where are we going?" Sora demanded, as she trudged through the rough, forest covering. Her bare feet were already numb and bleeding from the constant pebbles, nuts, and sharp leaves that punctured her skin.

"To my village. My father wants to meet you," Taichi said, walking behind her.

"Why?"

"You'll find out."

"Can't you at least give me a little hint?" Sora asked, stopping right in front of him.

"No," he replied coldly, pushing her out of the way as he continued to walk.

"Why are you so damn icy? Were you not treated right in your childhood?" Sora asked, following after him. "Did your father hurt you? Did your little brothers and sisters beat you up individually in public? Come on, what is it? Were you just trained to be this way?"

Taichi wanted to turn and do something that would make her shut up, but he knew that wouldn't be something his father would like.

Suddenly, Taichi stopped and began climbing a tree. Sora watched him with a brow lifted.

"What are you doing?" she asked, staring at him in frustration. To her surprise, she watched as he threw branches down right in front of her. She stared down at them.

"We have to build a fire for tonight. This is the safest area right now. If we keep going we'll be lost," Taichi shouted down to her as he continued to break of branches and throw them down at her feet.

Sora simply watched him thoughtfully. But her thoughts weren't on him. She watched as he turned his back, climbing a branch higher.

This is my chance! I can run while he's still up there. He won't be able to catch me, she thought. Then without another word, she bolted into the forest.

She couldn't see where she was going, only the trunks of the largest trees, petals from the sakura trees falling down around her onto the forest bed. A squirrel or two made way as she made her way through the paths of trees.

Where was she going?

She knew right now, she had an advantage. She had to use it or else she was never going to get back home. Her feet hurt and there were things in it that didn't make running away any easier, but she continued anyways, ignoring the screaming nerves that broke due to the forest ground.

She began to pant as she ran faster and faster. She turned back to see if Taichi was following, but to her relief, he wasn't anywhere in sight. She brought her eyes back to the front where she concentrated on maneuvering through the large trees.

Then her blood ran cold when she heard that familiar voice. "Dammit! Sora you have nowhere to go! Just give up!"

She sped up. As a creature with powers, she was supposed to be able to run faster. So why wasn't she? She'd always done it back at Furugawa.

Before she could think another thing, someone tackled her from behind, making her fall to the ground with a large thud. A dust of leaves and thin bark rose around them at the impact.

"Let me go!! I don't want to be here!!" Sora shouted as she struggled underneath him.

"I'm not letting you go! My father will kill me if he finds out I let you get away! I've screwed up enough!" Taichi blurted out, though he really didn't mean for the last part to slip out.

"So that's it!! You don't want to disappoint Daddy!! Well you know what!?" Sora screamed as she shoved him off of her. "I'll save you the trouble kill you myself so you wouldn't have to deal with your damn father!"

He grabbed her wrists so she rolled on top of him. "Well you've never had a father like him! You wouldn't understand!"

"Ha! You are so egotistical you know that! I'm a princess! I get pressured more than you ever will!" They were continuing to struggle against each other, but neither got anywhere. Sora punched him, but he blocked it. He attempted to twist her arm, but she only elbowed him in the stomach.

Finally he pinned her down, sitting firmly on her stomach. "You're just a pampered, little, spoiled brat! You don't know what it's like to be me! I may have more pressure than you!"

"Unlikely," Sora muttered, pushing his hands away from her. He gripped her wrists tighter.

Taichi took a deep breath. He'd never hit a girl, but this one...was unlike any girl he's ever seen before! She was so strong and annoyingly stubborn, giving him that ferocious look all the time like she would eat him if he ever fell asleep before her. She made him want to scream and throw a power tantrum. She knew nothing about him and yet she was already acting as if he was the one who'd been put on a pedestal to pamper and admire. How little she knew...

Distant voice suddenly caught Taichi's attention, making him turn towards the trees.

"I heard voices," a croaky voice said.

"Can we eat them if we find them?"

"I smell nymph! Let's find them! Let's find them!" another one squealed excitedly.

"Will you get off of me? What's wrong with yo--" Sora began, shoving Taichi's chest so that he would fall back. It didn't work.

"Shh!! Can't you hear them?" Taichi hissed, swiftly getting off her and grabbing her wrist, dragging her off the ground.

"Hear wha--" before she could continue, he lifted her up off the ground and into the shield of the thickly petaled sakura branches. He slapped his hand over hers and kept his arms securely around her waist to make sure she stayed quiet and couldn't run.

Sora continued to struggle, but the voices caught her ears as well. "Can't you smell it? There's a nymph and some other creature that I can't smell very well...like a human--" the croaky-voiced creature said.

"Humans!! I want it!! I WANNTT IT!!" a squeaky voiced one said. Other muffled voices could be heard in proximity.

Sora and Taichi watched as the squeaky one was hit in the head by the one with the croaky voice. "Shut up Zenko. They probably heard your idiotic squealing and hid."

"Gomen nasai...gomen-gomen nasai Yoshinobu-sama...gomen nasai..."

Taichi's grip on Sora tensed around her making it more difficult for Sora to breathe. She simply held her breath without realizing as her eyes followed the movements of the creatures below them. The squeaky voiced creature looked like a cross between a centipede and a rat. It had many legs and dirty fur but also large bulging eyes like a toad. When it spoke, it's purple tongue was visible as well as its horribly sharp teeth that looked like it was covered with gingivitis.

The larger one with the croaky voice looked almost human but it's face was like that of a monkey's, his claws were made of the purest type of iron and they were razor sharp too. Penetrating amber eyes looked as if they could melt anything that got in his way, helpless or not. His muscles clenched and unclenched as he walked around the area Taichi and Sora were just at a couple minutes earlier.

His eyes were silently scanning his surroundings as his entourage of silent minions followed behind. Taichi's nose itched but he ignored it from fear of being caught by this creature. From the feel of it, Sora sensed Taichi knew this creature somehow.

Sora's heart raced and she no longer cared about Taichi's callused hand on her mouth. All she could think of was how painful those claws would be wedged into her insides.

Those amber eyes were still looking, his heavy steps making little crackly sounds as his boots crushed the fallen petals. He suddenly looked up--right into Sora's eyes.

Taichi flinched, pausing for a moment before pushing Sora out of the way. She screamed on impulse but the push was for the best. A large blast was hurled in their direction.

The large branch fell to the ground, burning to ashes, but Sora was safe. She happened to grab on to another branch and climbed on. Her eyes frantically searched for Taichi. When they found him, they looked with Taichi's.

"Just don't move, I'll deal with the bastard!" Taichi shouted at her.

"You're defending nymphs now? How low can you get?" the croaky one said. His amber eyes were smiling--in that sinister sort of way.

Sora couldn't help but get angry at this comment. She jumped down onto the forest flooring, right in the center of Yoshinobu's little army.

"Sora! You fucking idiot! You're gonna get yourself killed!" Taichi shouted as Yoshinobu made his first attack on Taichi. Taichi ducked while Sora ignored his warnings.

"Don't underestimate a nymph," Sora whispered softly. The army of minions had been quiet the entire time, but suddenly they came forward, attacking Sora with their physical powers.

Taichi hadn't seen what was going on as Yoshinobu hurled fireball after fireball in Taichi's direction. All he could do was duck and maneuver out of the way.

He lunged forward and hurled a heavy fist at Yoshinobu's face. If one was watching, it would look like an ordinary punch, but in reality it was like no other. The punch was lethal, its strength quadruple that of a normal human, it's power immense to the point of tearing the skin. With the added bonus of Taichi's hands containing a power that ran through his bloodstream and down to the necessary parts of his body which needed the power at that particular time.

Yoshinobu fell back, his legs falling back towards his head. He knew he still needed to get stronger in order to defeat Taichi, even if he was just a weakling of a semi-demon.

Taichi didn't hesitate to run to his hostage, to save her from her stupidity, but found that she was perfectly safe.

He--as well as Yoshinobu stood, bewildered as Sora fought off demon by demon without much effort. Her movements were like that of a professional martial arts sensei, smooth and cunning and best of all fast. The minions didn't stand a chance. And she did this all with just a towel on her.

When all Yoshinobu's minions were down, as well as Zenko, he could do nothing but gawk at the girl who defeated his well-trained, well-armed army in mere minutes. Surprisingly, none of them were dead.

Sora sighed and smiled up at Taichi. "How'd I do?" she asked with innocent naiveté.

"Fi-fine..." Taichi managed to sputter.

"I see by that large gash on his face that you did good too," Sora said, walking up to him. She sighed. "I know I'm not going to go home right now since you're obviously going to chase me anyways, but can you at least promise me that once this is all over, I can go home?"

Taichi wiped the bewildered look from his face and solemnly nodded. "I'll see what I can do," he replied.

"Thank you," Sora said. She'd already forgotten all about her black and blue feet...

Yoshinobu suddenly burst out laughing. The two teens stared at him. He walked up to them and brought his arms down around their shoulders.

"Look, you two obviously look tired and hungry. Why don't you stay with my crew and I for a while. I'd like you to teach them some real fighting skills," he said.

Sora shrugged at Taichi, knowing that Yoshinobu had no reason to hurt them now. Taichi simply nodded having the same feeling as well.

"I guess it's okay," he said to Yoshinobu.

"Good, we'll set up camp right here."

I guess this isn't going to be so bad. You said yourself you wanted some adventure in your life. Well here it is Sora, Sora said thoughtfully to herself. She glanced up at Taichi who was beginning to gather some wood for a fire. He caught her eye and held it as he walked over to where Yoshinobu was, starting a fire with the wood his crew already collected. She looked away.

He was a strange one, that boy. She found herself reluctantly drawn to him somehow. Though mostly, she just wanted to get away from him.

Maybe it had something to do with that outrageously large hair.

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A/N: Third chapter!! Thanks everyone for your reviews!! It's enough to help me keep going!!! I love you all!! And thank you angel-trump for being my first reviewer!!

Oh and don't worry, you'll find out what's going on sooner or later... ^__^