Digimon Fan Fiction ❯ The Lost Memories ❯ Chapter- FINAL ( Chapter 12 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Ayomi-chan 
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.27.2010 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 241 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Digimon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.27.2010 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 241 | Status: Completed
After long time walking,
While walking the rocks started to be in strange shapes and colors and the air became so heavy…
Hikari: The atmosphere here is strange and creepy
Kushiro carried a strange shaped rock: The rocks are strange; I never saw something like this before
Matt looked at Sakura: Can you tell us what is this place Sakura-san?
Sakura was still walking like someone is controlling her: I know I’ve been here but I don’t know what is this place…I should go I should hurry up…
She kept walking and they are following her until she stopped in front of small temple
Joe: A temple?
Miyako: It looks so creepy if you ask me
Sakura looked at Miyako with upset looks: Don’t say that you should respect this place it is the sacred ground
Miyako felt about her angry aura
Mimi: Don’t be mad like this Sakura, she didn’t mean it
Sakura looked at the temple: This is the ‘Bodai Temple’
Joe, Kushiro, Miyako, Sora and Ken opened their eyes shocked: WHAT?!!!
Taichi, Yamato, T.K, Kari, Mimi and Davis didn’t know this place
Joe: ‘Bodai Temple’ you said? But…is it really exists?
Sakura was still looking at this old temple: Yes it is the sacred temple the ‘Bodai Temple’
Kushiro: Aren’t we in Spira…? What happened? Isn’t this temple located in our world?
Sakura: This is no longer Spira no longer your world…it is the world in between
They were confused now
Tai: What is this place?
Joe took a breath: It is the temple that located in Mount. Osore or Mount Fear
They shocked
Tai: You mean….?!!
Joe: Yes…it is said the dead should come to this temple to cross to the other side…
Kushiro: It is believed that the Sanzu River is behind this temple
Mimi: Sanzu River?
Matt: Isn’t it the river that the dead should cross to go to the afterlife?
Joe: Yes…they should carry with them six coins so that they can cross, the Japanese people believed that the dead person will cross after the seventh day of his death or else he will be lost
Sora: Lost like Sakura-san souls
Joe: Yes
Davis: Then what…? Now she can’t cross to the afterlife?
Joe: It is said that once the lost soul find this temple and carry six coins then it can cross to the afterlife
Kari looked at Sakura: It means you finally can cross and rest in peace Sakura-san
They were talking but Sakura’s mind isn’t with them
Sakura: I must go, someone needs me there…
Sakura walked to the gate which opened wide like welcoming her…she entered and they followed her…the temple was as expected from outside is so old there weren’t any room just big room and in the end there was a door taking to the other of the temple…
Mimi: Just this…? It is only an old temple…I thought I may see beautiful statues or iron maiden waiting for the dead…nothing but dust…
They walked outside through the other door, when they get out they found themselves in big square of nothing but dirt and in front of them there was big red shrine gate…it was so huge, no one from outside the temple can expect this huge door is located behind this old simple temple…
Matt: Wow, what huge shrine gate…
Davis: We are like toys in front of it
Kari felt uneasy: Behind this shrine…I…I can feel something heavy…
Then they heard the butterfly bell they looked around them then saw a crimson butterfly is flaying toward the shrine gate they shocked
Tai: The last butterfly…
The shrine gate started to open…they ran toward it, but it was too late, the butterfly flew inside and then the gate closed…Tai ran toward it tying to open it but it didn’t move an inch, he gets angry and started to hit the door and kick it
Tai: MIZU, NO….NO…OPEN THIS DAMN GATE…OPEN IT
Matt and Joe came and pulled him back
Joe: You need to calm down
Tai freed himself from their arms and looked at them angry
Tai: Calm down…?! You want me to calm down…?! We don’t have enough time…only 45 minutes...if I don’t do anything Mizumi is gonna vanish forever…
Matt: Because that you need to calm down to think clearly being angry won’t help but to lose more time
While they were fighting Kushiro went to the gate and examined it…then he walked to the right side of the gate and saw a hole in a shape of butterfly…
Kushiro: What is this?
Sakura: They key
Kushiro looked behind him, Sakura was standing there, he noticed that her eyes in no longer blue and when she talked to him there are no dimples his heart started to beat so fast he knew they don’t have enough time Mizumi is really started to vanish
Kushiro: Key…?
Sakura: Yes…I’m pretty sure it is hidden inside the temple…we must find it
Kushiro shacked his head as yes, he noticed that even her voice has changed that really get him so worried…
Kushiro looked at his friends they were arguing he knew he has to stop them now; he quickly walked between Tai and Matt and stood between the two
Kushiro: No time for fighting we have now less than 40 minutes…we should find the key
Tai amazed: Key?! Which key?
Kushiro: A butterfly shaped key…we should insert it inside the hole in the gate right side
He pointed at that hole they saw it
Kushiro: We need to hurry up no time left to argue…Mizumi-san won’t ever lose time by fighting sure you know that Taichi…
Tai didn’t say anything he agrees with Kushiro
Davis: Where should we start looking Kushiro-san?
Sakura: The temple…
Miyako: But that temple is empty nothing is there
Sakura: The walls…
Matt: Break the walls you mean?
Sakura shacked her head as no: No…of course we shouldn’t break the walls…we can’t…this is a sacred place we shouldn’t ever harm it…
She started to walk toward the temple
Davis: If she wasn’t dead and wasn’t in Mizu-s body I would really kill her
They walked after Sakura inside the temple…they looked around them, as Miyako said and as what they saw it is empty nothing is there and there are no rooms…Sakura walked toward one of the walls and started to wipe the dust until something started to show on it…it was a board Sakura pushed it inside…they came near her
Davis: Is a secret bath will be opened now?
They waited for short period but nothing happened
Mimi: Is it broken?
Sakura closed her eyes: Zen…Soto…san
She opened her eyes then they heard something is moving
Kari: The wall is moving
They walked back; the wall started to move backward then after short while it stopped and a secret path appeared behind this wall, Sakura walked inside and the rest walked after her, this was a path inside a dark cave, Joe used a lighter and some papers to start a fire, Kushiro and Matt did the same and by that they could see clearly and started to walk
Davis: how did you know there is a secret path here and how did you the passwords?
Sakura: I just know…they are in my memories and I don’t know why…I told you I have feelings I’ve been here before…
After a while they saw a hole in the cave wall, slowly they entered it, it was so small hole…there they could see Japanese dolls stand, it is contains of three stands, in the first one there is small black Japanese carriages and some gifts, in the second stand there were four girls wearing mikos kimono the red and white one the upper stand they saw only one doll was sitting, this doll was wearing beautiful white kimono and on it there were beautiful draws of sakura flowers…her hair was full of beautiful Japanese hair accessories for geisha and maiko…
Mimi: Wow so beautiful dolls
Miyako: I love the dolls stand so much
Sora noticed something about the upper stand doll…she walked closer
Sora: Anu…guys…this doll…
Tai and the rest came closer
Sora: This doll…it…
Tai shocked, he quickly picked it and looked at it closely
Tai: Mizumi…
Matt shocked: It resembles Mizumi so much
Sora: The blue eyes, the brown hair, the smile and these dimples…
Davis: Ow my god, did Mizumi turned into a doll?!!!!
Joe: This can’t be
Sakura: Calm down…it is only a doll that resembles Mizumi-sama
They looked at her amazed
Kushiro: Sama…?!!!
Sakura didn’t answer; she just walked to the stand then opened one of the gift boxes in the first stand then took out a rock in a butterfly shape
Sakura: We don’t have enough time…let’s go
She was about to leave but she turned looking at Taichi smiling
Sakura: You can keep it…the doll…
She smiled then went outside, the all were amazed Tai felt his heart is beating so fast
Matt: let’s hurry up
They agreed and quickly followed Sakura…
The Shrine Gate…
Sakura walked to the right side of the gate…she looked at the butterfly
Sakura: Soon…I will be there…
They were confused and didn’t understand what she was talking about, Sakura inserted the butterfly inside the hole…once they are united the huge shrine gates started to spread…
Tai: Mizumi is out there…let’s go
They crossed the gate and saw that they are in long dark corridor and they could see a light is coming from the other side…they started to run but then they could hear the last butterfly bell
Miyako: Did you hear that?
T.K: The butterfly, the last one…
Ken: the voice is coming from the other side
Before the walk they saw the butterfly is flaying toward them…Sakura walked toward it until the two are now face to face…they came closer and wanted to read what was written on its wings but nothing was there…the butterfly merged with Sakura’s body and once they are merged everything turned into bright light…
After that…
Tai slowly started to wake up so the rest too…he slowly stood up and looked around him, he was in dark shore and in front of him there was huge river, the all were standing next to him now…it was so quit all what they could hear was the water voice, the moon was sending some of its rays so they could see…
Davis: What happened…? Where are we…?
But before anyone answers they saw a girl was standing in front of them but close to the river, she was wearing black and gold kimono…she was looking at them smiling…Tai wanted to walk closer but the girl raised her hand like stopping him
“There is huge unseen wall between me and you…you can’t walk any closer than this” she said smiling…they were amazed her accent is the same of Sakura’s accent
Tai: Who are you…?
She smiled: I can’t believe you didn’t recognize me Taichi-san
The all opened their eyes shocked
Sora: Sakura-san?!
The girl smiled she walked closer, she was no longer in Mizumi’s body, she is in her body now, gets long black hair and black eyes she was so beautiful woman
Sakura: Thank you for everything…thank you for leading me to this place, thank you so much
She raised her head smiling
Tai felt about sharp pain in his heart he came closer: Where is Mizumi? What happened to her? What happened to her body?
Sora was about to cry: Don’t tell me…we are late…?
Sakura looked away sadly Tai wanted to walk closer but the wall stopped him he was so angry
Tai: Talk to me…tell me where is she? Where is Mizumi?
Sakura looked at them she was hardly and painfully trying to smile
Sakura: It is over
The all opened their eyes shocked
Tai: What do you mean?
Sakura: From the very beginning Mizumi-hime-sama…had died
Tai opened his eyes shocked: What are you saying? No…it can’t be
Matt: Auron asked us to find her memories before the third night…we are in time now
Tai: Where is she?
Kushiro: Who are you? You keep calling her Mizumi-sama from the moment we arrived to this temple
Sakura smiled: Because I just get my memories back…
They were amazed
Tai: I don’t get it…I don’t understand what you are talking about
Sakura: I used to be a miko in this temple…but I fall in love…the love for a miko is like a poison can kill her…I tried hard to stop and ignore these feelings but it was impossible…so we decided to keep our love a secret but we weren’t careful and made a big mistake… the monks found out and they punished me…the punishment was that my soul should be locket in this temple and never allowed to cross to the afterlife until the sacred soul allows me to cross as her companion and her maid…they locket me in that cave inside the temple walls…no one knew I was there…when I died the buried my body and threw my ashes in that forest where we first met…it is said to be a sacred forest where it locks the punished souls and never let them go…when Mizumi arrived I could sense that she her life flame is so small…she knew she was about to die…she said it…she was afraid of not being 18…she knew all about the souls eater…he came to the living world every 1080 years and search for sacred blood and souls and Mizumi is the only one with sacred soul…she knew her time had came…she knew all along…I kept waiting for her for almost 500 years…but…I never wanted to die…but she didn’t expect that the soul eater will come to the living world before its time…she wasn’t prepared…he couldn’t eat her soul…she only trusted me to bring her memories back while waiting for me here…
Joe: if that is true then why we went through all the troubles to get her memories back?
Sakura: She lost her memories when her soul left the body and she wants them back she said she doesn’t forget anything from her previous life
Tai felt like his tears are like rivers on his cheeks, he wiped them away
Tai: I can’t believe all this…I don’t believe in these stupid things…
Sakura: I know it is hard to believe but it is the truth
Tai angry: NO, NO…NO…IT CAN’T BE…MIZU…MIZU CAN’T BE DEAD LIKE THAT
“Taichi…”
The all shocked when they heard her soft voice…he raised his head and saw her…she was behind Sakura and behind her four priests…she was wearing the same kimono as the doll in Taichi’s hand, the all shocked…
Tai crying: Mizu…Mizu…
Sora: Mi-chan…
Mimi crying: Why you are in her side…come here Mizumi
Mizumi smiled: Here I where belong now
They shocked…Mizumi walked closer Sakura bowed and walked behind her…now Mizumi and Taichi are face to face…
Tai crying: I want you back Mizumi…come back to me…
Mizumi didn’t say one word; some tears fall down on her cheeks
Mizumi: Taichi…there is one butterfly I won’t take with me…
Tai: What?
Mizumi: I want you to have it…it is ours…you and me only…can I trust you with it?
Tai: I said I want you not a butterfly Mizu…
Mizumi: I never wanted to leave you Taichi…it happened quickly…I’m so sorry… when…
A lot of tears started to fall down on her cheeks; she was crying hard, this is the first time they see her crying like this
Tai: Mizumi
Mizumi looked at him trying hard to smile: When you said ‘I love you Mizumi’ for the first time my heart was shattering…I wanted to turn you down and refuse you because I don’t want to end like this…I knew I would die…I knew I may never turn 18 and would leave you and break your heart but I couldn’t…I’m sorry I couldn’t do it…I broke your heart and that was most of my fears… so promise me you will get over with me…
Tai angry: NO, NO…I’M NOT OVER WITH YOU…I’M NOT OVER WITH YOU…I LOVE YOU DAMN IT I LOVE YOU….
He started to hit the walls
Tai: I want you back…I want you back…
He stopped and looked at her crying, his friends behind him were crying as well
Tai: If you can’t be here with me then…take me with you Mizu…please…take me with you
Mizumi crying: I can’t…you are alive Taichi…live your life
Tai: NO…I WANNA BE WITH YOU…WHA DO YOU THINK MY LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE WITHOUT YOU…?
Mizumi crying: Gomen-ya…I can’t…please just live your life…do it for me…
Tai: I love you
Mizumi: I know that…I love you too…
Mizumi smiled then looked at the rest, she bowed her head
Mizumi: You were the greatest friends a person can ever have…arigato-ya for everything
She raised her head she was crying
Matt was trying to hold his tears: Can’t we do something? It can’t end like this…
Mizumi smiling: It is already over…there is nothing to do…arigato-ya…Yamato…
She looked at Sora and Mimi: Sora, Mimi-chan…I’m so glad I had you two as my best friends we spent a lot of great and fun time together…I won’t ever forget them
Mimi turned she was crying: BAKA…BAAAAKAAAAA
Sora crying: I hate you
Mizumi smiled, and then she looked at Davis, Miyako, T.K and Kari
Mizumi: Davis…thank you for that vegetarian ramen you made for me…
Davis crying: I will make you one and leave it at night…you can come and get it
Mizumi smiled
Mizumi: Miyako-chan…that time when we got lost in digital world for two nights…I really enjoyed being with you…and…thank you for that beautiful card you made for me in my 17th birthday…
Miyako crying: I will keep making you one in your birthday every year…I promise
Mizumi: Arigato-ya
Then she looked at T.K
Mizumi: I read all your novel…it was so great Takeru…I love it…I’m pretty sure Taichi will love it but just tell him the summery…
T.K tried to laugh but his tears kept coming: In every novel I write I will write short summery for him…
Mizumi: you would be great writer…and Hikari-chan
She looked at Kari who was crying hard
Kari: You promised me Mizumi-san…you promised me to be…
Mizumi: Gomen-ya…but I’m pretty sure Taichi will bring for you a sister in low better than me, sure she is gonna love you so much…and…I sent you an e-mail before going to the digital world I want you to read it…
Hikari: Hai…
Mizumi looked at Joe: Joe-senpai…arigato for all the studying time with me…I passed my high school thank to you
Joe took his glasses and wiped some tears: Don’t mention it…
Mizumi looked at Kushiro: Arigato-ya Kushiro-kun for all the great time we spent together to think and analyses stuff…you know you can show Mimi-chan that chart we made about her personality
Kushiro trying not to cry: Yah…pray for me not to get killed
Mizumi smiled she looked at Matt again: Yamato-kun, take care about my friend…Sora would be good wife
Matt smiled: Yah I know…
Mizumi: Promise me to take care about her…
Matt: I promise you…
Mizumi looked at Ken
Mizumi: Ken…I taught you everything you wanted to know from me…and as last thing I can teach you…I passed my Sharingan to you
Ken opened his eyes shocked: Sharingan…?
Mizumi: Yes…and some of the crimson power…I know you would need them sometimes
Ken: Why me?
Mizumi: The dark seed within your body is originally made of my own blood…yours is the only one is made by my blood…so you are the only one who is able to use the Sharingan…sorry I didn’t take your permission to do that but I had to do it…when the soul eater attacked I quickly passed it to you…I know you will use it for good
Ken: I promise you
Mizumi smiled: Ow…can you say good bye to Cody for me…
Miyako crying: I will
Mizumi: Arigato-ya
Mizumi looked behind them smiling: Renazi
They turned and saw Renazi was standing there
Renazi: How could you do that?
Mizumi: it happened
Renazi: What about your parents?
Mizumi: There is a letter in my bedside drawer a pink one…can you please put it in a place they can see it…
Renazi bowed her head: Hai…
Mizumi kept looking at her, she didn’t raise her head, Mizu knew Renazi is crying
Mizumi: Arigato-ya for everything you’ve for me Renazi…you are the best partner and friend I can ever have…I’m really proud of being with a warrior like you
Renazi looked at her crying: Hai….hai…
Sakura came closer to Mizumi
Sakura: Time to leave Mizumi-hime-sama
Mizumi smiled, she shacked her head as yes…then she looked at Taichi
Mizumi: Taichi…
Her tears keep coming more and more whenever she looked at him
Mizumi: Thank you for making me the happiest girl ever…you made feel so beautiful and so happy…I wouldn’t ever replace with anyone…and…sorry for hiding some stuff because I didn’t want you to be sad and mad at me…but be sure I never and will never love anyone like how much I love you…
Tai puts his hand on the wall she puts her on the wall too
Tai: Then don’t go…
Mizumi crying: I can’t…this isn’t in my hands…
Tai looked down
Mizumi: promise you will go on…please promise me
Tai looked at her: This is hard Mizu…it is so hard
Mizumi: You are strong enough to go through it
Tai: No…
Mizumi: Please…promise me
Tai: I love you
Mizumi: I love you too…I love you so much…
She bowed her head: Arigato-ya
Then she walked back crying, she bowed for the last time
Mizumi: Arigato-ya…
She looked at Renazi smiling: Make sure they get back
Renazi: Hai…
Mizumi: Good bye…
She turned and started to walk toward the river, Sakura and the four monks were walking behind her…Tai’s heart was beating so fast
Tai: MIZU…MIZU…come back…please…
He sat on his knees crying…the doll was still in his hand, Mimi turned and ran toward the wall
Mimi crying: I HATE YOU BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Sora crying: MIZUMI…
She sat down crying so the rest…Renazi was trying hard to keep her teas but it was impossible
Renazi: Good bye…Mizumi-hime-sama
They saw Mizumi and Sakura entered beautiful boat hanged in its front small lamp then two monks ride in the back and two in the front…it starts sailing…Tai looked at it…his heart can’t take this anymore the most person he loves is leaving forever…
Miyako: Is she really gone?
Davis: Yes…she is gone without even…preparing us for this moment
Tai was still sitting on his knees looking at the doll, Joe looked at Matt who was busy calm Sora and Mimi…he signs then walked to Taichi…
Joe: Taichi…she left…
Tai raised his head and looked at the river, nothing was there now but the moon rays on the dark river…
Tai in low tone: Mizumi…
Joe helped him to stand up: We should leave now
Tai: No…I’m not leaving…I wanna stay here and wait for her
Joe: Don’t be stupid she is gone…
Tai: No she isn’t
Joe: Yes she had gone Taichi…
Tai didn’t say anything some tears fall down without any voice…then they heard the bell of the crimson butterfly…the all raised their heads looking for it…they saw it flying toward them
Kushiro: The last butterfly Mizumi-san talked about…
The butterfly flew toward Tai, he looked at it, they all came closer and saw something was written on its wings (Love) in the right wing and (Taichi) in the other wing…the butterfly slowly merged with Tai…he opened his eyes
Joe: Taichi…?!
Miyako: What is it?
Tai just smiled: Yah…of course I do remember these moments…Mizu…these are…ours…only us…
Renazi smiled then she looked at the river ‘I hope you can cross it safely Mizumi-sama…I promise to take care about them’
Three months later…Odaiba city,
Tai was standing in front of a big river…the strong cold wind was playing with his wild spiky brown hair…his hands were inside his blue long jacket…he kept looking at the river, it was reflect the orange color of the sunset…three months had passed now…Renazi did what Mizumi asked her, her parents found the pink letter which was a suicide letter written on it (Ka-chan, tu-san, oba-chan, Ji-chan…all of you thank you for taking care of me…and I’m sorry to cause you pain…good bye)…they knew she had suicide from the letter but they didn’t understand why, they tried to talk with Taichi but since the incident he didn’t talk a lot…they lost hope and made a funeral for her…
Taichi was looking down at the river when he noticed someone was standing down in front of it…he walked closer he was standing up in a bridge…he looked down and saw a girl was wearing simple white kimono and her brown hair was dancing because of the strong wind…he could see something was in the end of her neck…it was like a tattoo of a butterfly…he opened his eyes shocked, Mizumi has a birth mark on her neck on a butterfly shape…
Tai: MIZU…MIZU…
But the girl didn’t turn…he quickly ran and went down…when he arrived he didn’t find anyone, he looked around him but no one was there…he ran along the river looking for her but he didn’t find her…he was breathing fast and some tears fall down on his cheeks…he took a breath then stood straight and looked at the river…he thought this is all his imagination because he misses her so much
Tai: Mizumi…
He took out the doll and looked at it…
Tai: Will I be able to see you again?
He hugged the doll some tears fall down on it…but what Taichi didn’t noticed that the smiley face of this doll had changed into a sad face and some tears fall down from its eyes…
The End
While walking the rocks started to be in strange shapes and colors and the air became so heavy…
Hikari: The atmosphere here is strange and creepy
Kushiro carried a strange shaped rock: The rocks are strange; I never saw something like this before
Matt looked at Sakura: Can you tell us what is this place Sakura-san?
Sakura was still walking like someone is controlling her: I know I’ve been here but I don’t know what is this place…I should go I should hurry up…
She kept walking and they are following her until she stopped in front of small temple
Joe: A temple?
Miyako: It looks so creepy if you ask me
Sakura looked at Miyako with upset looks: Don’t say that you should respect this place it is the sacred ground
Miyako felt about her angry aura
Mimi: Don’t be mad like this Sakura, she didn’t mean it
Sakura looked at the temple: This is the ‘Bodai Temple’
Joe, Kushiro, Miyako, Sora and Ken opened their eyes shocked: WHAT?!!!
Taichi, Yamato, T.K, Kari, Mimi and Davis didn’t know this place
Joe: ‘Bodai Temple’ you said? But…is it really exists?
Sakura was still looking at this old temple: Yes it is the sacred temple the ‘Bodai Temple’
Kushiro: Aren’t we in Spira…? What happened? Isn’t this temple located in our world?
Sakura: This is no longer Spira no longer your world…it is the world in between
They were confused now
Tai: What is this place?
Joe took a breath: It is the temple that located in Mount. Osore or Mount Fear
They shocked
Tai: You mean….?!!
Joe: Yes…it is said the dead should come to this temple to cross to the other side…
Kushiro: It is believed that the Sanzu River is behind this temple
Mimi: Sanzu River?
Matt: Isn’t it the river that the dead should cross to go to the afterlife?
Joe: Yes…they should carry with them six coins so that they can cross, the Japanese people believed that the dead person will cross after the seventh day of his death or else he will be lost
Sora: Lost like Sakura-san souls
Joe: Yes
Davis: Then what…? Now she can’t cross to the afterlife?
Joe: It is said that once the lost soul find this temple and carry six coins then it can cross to the afterlife
Kari looked at Sakura: It means you finally can cross and rest in peace Sakura-san
They were talking but Sakura’s mind isn’t with them
Sakura: I must go, someone needs me there…
Sakura walked to the gate which opened wide like welcoming her…she entered and they followed her…the temple was as expected from outside is so old there weren’t any room just big room and in the end there was a door taking to the other of the temple…
Mimi: Just this…? It is only an old temple…I thought I may see beautiful statues or iron maiden waiting for the dead…nothing but dust…
They walked outside through the other door, when they get out they found themselves in big square of nothing but dirt and in front of them there was big red shrine gate…it was so huge, no one from outside the temple can expect this huge door is located behind this old simple temple…
Matt: Wow, what huge shrine gate…
Davis: We are like toys in front of it
Kari felt uneasy: Behind this shrine…I…I can feel something heavy…
Then they heard the butterfly bell they looked around them then saw a crimson butterfly is flaying toward the shrine gate they shocked
Tai: The last butterfly…
The shrine gate started to open…they ran toward it, but it was too late, the butterfly flew inside and then the gate closed…Tai ran toward it tying to open it but it didn’t move an inch, he gets angry and started to hit the door and kick it
Tai: MIZU, NO….NO…OPEN THIS DAMN GATE…OPEN IT
Matt and Joe came and pulled him back
Joe: You need to calm down
Tai freed himself from their arms and looked at them angry
Tai: Calm down…?! You want me to calm down…?! We don’t have enough time…only 45 minutes...if I don’t do anything Mizumi is gonna vanish forever…
Matt: Because that you need to calm down to think clearly being angry won’t help but to lose more time
While they were fighting Kushiro went to the gate and examined it…then he walked to the right side of the gate and saw a hole in a shape of butterfly…
Kushiro: What is this?
Sakura: They key
Kushiro looked behind him, Sakura was standing there, he noticed that her eyes in no longer blue and when she talked to him there are no dimples his heart started to beat so fast he knew they don’t have enough time Mizumi is really started to vanish
Kushiro: Key…?
Sakura: Yes…I’m pretty sure it is hidden inside the temple…we must find it
Kushiro shacked his head as yes, he noticed that even her voice has changed that really get him so worried…
Kushiro looked at his friends they were arguing he knew he has to stop them now; he quickly walked between Tai and Matt and stood between the two
Kushiro: No time for fighting we have now less than 40 minutes…we should find the key
Tai amazed: Key?! Which key?
Kushiro: A butterfly shaped key…we should insert it inside the hole in the gate right side
He pointed at that hole they saw it
Kushiro: We need to hurry up no time left to argue…Mizumi-san won’t ever lose time by fighting sure you know that Taichi…
Tai didn’t say anything he agrees with Kushiro
Davis: Where should we start looking Kushiro-san?
Sakura: The temple…
Miyako: But that temple is empty nothing is there
Sakura: The walls…
Matt: Break the walls you mean?
Sakura shacked her head as no: No…of course we shouldn’t break the walls…we can’t…this is a sacred place we shouldn’t ever harm it…
She started to walk toward the temple
Davis: If she wasn’t dead and wasn’t in Mizu-s body I would really kill her
They walked after Sakura inside the temple…they looked around them, as Miyako said and as what they saw it is empty nothing is there and there are no rooms…Sakura walked toward one of the walls and started to wipe the dust until something started to show on it…it was a board Sakura pushed it inside…they came near her
Davis: Is a secret bath will be opened now?
They waited for short period but nothing happened
Mimi: Is it broken?
Sakura closed her eyes: Zen…Soto…san
She opened her eyes then they heard something is moving
Kari: The wall is moving
They walked back; the wall started to move backward then after short while it stopped and a secret path appeared behind this wall, Sakura walked inside and the rest walked after her, this was a path inside a dark cave, Joe used a lighter and some papers to start a fire, Kushiro and Matt did the same and by that they could see clearly and started to walk
Davis: how did you know there is a secret path here and how did you the passwords?
Sakura: I just know…they are in my memories and I don’t know why…I told you I have feelings I’ve been here before…
After a while they saw a hole in the cave wall, slowly they entered it, it was so small hole…there they could see Japanese dolls stand, it is contains of three stands, in the first one there is small black Japanese carriages and some gifts, in the second stand there were four girls wearing mikos kimono the red and white one the upper stand they saw only one doll was sitting, this doll was wearing beautiful white kimono and on it there were beautiful draws of sakura flowers…her hair was full of beautiful Japanese hair accessories for geisha and maiko…
Mimi: Wow so beautiful dolls
Miyako: I love the dolls stand so much
Sora noticed something about the upper stand doll…she walked closer
Sora: Anu…guys…this doll…
Tai and the rest came closer
Sora: This doll…it…
Tai shocked, he quickly picked it and looked at it closely
Tai: Mizumi…
Matt shocked: It resembles Mizumi so much
Sora: The blue eyes, the brown hair, the smile and these dimples…
Davis: Ow my god, did Mizumi turned into a doll?!!!!
Joe: This can’t be
Sakura: Calm down…it is only a doll that resembles Mizumi-sama
They looked at her amazed
Kushiro: Sama…?!!!
Sakura didn’t answer; she just walked to the stand then opened one of the gift boxes in the first stand then took out a rock in a butterfly shape
Sakura: We don’t have enough time…let’s go
She was about to leave but she turned looking at Taichi smiling
Sakura: You can keep it…the doll…
She smiled then went outside, the all were amazed Tai felt his heart is beating so fast
Matt: let’s hurry up
They agreed and quickly followed Sakura…
The Shrine Gate…
Sakura walked to the right side of the gate…she looked at the butterfly
Sakura: Soon…I will be there…
They were confused and didn’t understand what she was talking about, Sakura inserted the butterfly inside the hole…once they are united the huge shrine gates started to spread…
Tai: Mizumi is out there…let’s go
They crossed the gate and saw that they are in long dark corridor and they could see a light is coming from the other side…they started to run but then they could hear the last butterfly bell
Miyako: Did you hear that?
T.K: The butterfly, the last one…
Ken: the voice is coming from the other side
Before the walk they saw the butterfly is flaying toward them…Sakura walked toward it until the two are now face to face…they came closer and wanted to read what was written on its wings but nothing was there…the butterfly merged with Sakura’s body and once they are merged everything turned into bright light…
After that…
Tai slowly started to wake up so the rest too…he slowly stood up and looked around him, he was in dark shore and in front of him there was huge river, the all were standing next to him now…it was so quit all what they could hear was the water voice, the moon was sending some of its rays so they could see…
Davis: What happened…? Where are we…?
But before anyone answers they saw a girl was standing in front of them but close to the river, she was wearing black and gold kimono…she was looking at them smiling…Tai wanted to walk closer but the girl raised her hand like stopping him
“There is huge unseen wall between me and you…you can’t walk any closer than this” she said smiling…they were amazed her accent is the same of Sakura’s accent
Tai: Who are you…?
She smiled: I can’t believe you didn’t recognize me Taichi-san
The all opened their eyes shocked
Sora: Sakura-san?!
The girl smiled she walked closer, she was no longer in Mizumi’s body, she is in her body now, gets long black hair and black eyes she was so beautiful woman
Sakura: Thank you for everything…thank you for leading me to this place, thank you so much
She raised her head smiling
Tai felt about sharp pain in his heart he came closer: Where is Mizumi? What happened to her? What happened to her body?
Sora was about to cry: Don’t tell me…we are late…?
Sakura looked away sadly Tai wanted to walk closer but the wall stopped him he was so angry
Tai: Talk to me…tell me where is she? Where is Mizumi?
Sakura looked at them she was hardly and painfully trying to smile
Sakura: It is over
The all opened their eyes shocked
Tai: What do you mean?
Sakura: From the very beginning Mizumi-hime-sama…had died
Tai opened his eyes shocked: What are you saying? No…it can’t be
Matt: Auron asked us to find her memories before the third night…we are in time now
Tai: Where is she?
Kushiro: Who are you? You keep calling her Mizumi-sama from the moment we arrived to this temple
Sakura smiled: Because I just get my memories back…
They were amazed
Tai: I don’t get it…I don’t understand what you are talking about
Sakura: I used to be a miko in this temple…but I fall in love…the love for a miko is like a poison can kill her…I tried hard to stop and ignore these feelings but it was impossible…so we decided to keep our love a secret but we weren’t careful and made a big mistake… the monks found out and they punished me…the punishment was that my soul should be locket in this temple and never allowed to cross to the afterlife until the sacred soul allows me to cross as her companion and her maid…they locket me in that cave inside the temple walls…no one knew I was there…when I died the buried my body and threw my ashes in that forest where we first met…it is said to be a sacred forest where it locks the punished souls and never let them go…when Mizumi arrived I could sense that she her life flame is so small…she knew she was about to die…she said it…she was afraid of not being 18…she knew all about the souls eater…he came to the living world every 1080 years and search for sacred blood and souls and Mizumi is the only one with sacred soul…she knew her time had came…she knew all along…I kept waiting for her for almost 500 years…but…I never wanted to die…but she didn’t expect that the soul eater will come to the living world before its time…she wasn’t prepared…he couldn’t eat her soul…she only trusted me to bring her memories back while waiting for me here…
Joe: if that is true then why we went through all the troubles to get her memories back?
Sakura: She lost her memories when her soul left the body and she wants them back she said she doesn’t forget anything from her previous life
Tai felt like his tears are like rivers on his cheeks, he wiped them away
Tai: I can’t believe all this…I don’t believe in these stupid things…
Sakura: I know it is hard to believe but it is the truth
Tai angry: NO, NO…NO…IT CAN’T BE…MIZU…MIZU CAN’T BE DEAD LIKE THAT
“Taichi…”
The all shocked when they heard her soft voice…he raised his head and saw her…she was behind Sakura and behind her four priests…she was wearing the same kimono as the doll in Taichi’s hand, the all shocked…
Tai crying: Mizu…Mizu…
Sora: Mi-chan…
Mimi crying: Why you are in her side…come here Mizumi
Mizumi smiled: Here I where belong now
They shocked…Mizumi walked closer Sakura bowed and walked behind her…now Mizumi and Taichi are face to face…
Tai crying: I want you back Mizumi…come back to me…
Mizumi didn’t say one word; some tears fall down on her cheeks
Mizumi: Taichi…there is one butterfly I won’t take with me…
Tai: What?
Mizumi: I want you to have it…it is ours…you and me only…can I trust you with it?
Tai: I said I want you not a butterfly Mizu…
Mizumi: I never wanted to leave you Taichi…it happened quickly…I’m so sorry… when…
A lot of tears started to fall down on her cheeks; she was crying hard, this is the first time they see her crying like this
Tai: Mizumi
Mizumi looked at him trying hard to smile: When you said ‘I love you Mizumi’ for the first time my heart was shattering…I wanted to turn you down and refuse you because I don’t want to end like this…I knew I would die…I knew I may never turn 18 and would leave you and break your heart but I couldn’t…I’m sorry I couldn’t do it…I broke your heart and that was most of my fears… so promise me you will get over with me…
Tai angry: NO, NO…I’M NOT OVER WITH YOU…I’M NOT OVER WITH YOU…I LOVE YOU DAMN IT I LOVE YOU….
He started to hit the walls
Tai: I want you back…I want you back…
He stopped and looked at her crying, his friends behind him were crying as well
Tai: If you can’t be here with me then…take me with you Mizu…please…take me with you
Mizumi crying: I can’t…you are alive Taichi…live your life
Tai: NO…I WANNA BE WITH YOU…WHA DO YOU THINK MY LIFE WILL LOOK LIKE WITHOUT YOU…?
Mizumi crying: Gomen-ya…I can’t…please just live your life…do it for me…
Tai: I love you
Mizumi: I know that…I love you too…
Mizumi smiled then looked at the rest, she bowed her head
Mizumi: You were the greatest friends a person can ever have…arigato-ya for everything
She raised her head she was crying
Matt was trying to hold his tears: Can’t we do something? It can’t end like this…
Mizumi smiling: It is already over…there is nothing to do…arigato-ya…Yamato…
She looked at Sora and Mimi: Sora, Mimi-chan…I’m so glad I had you two as my best friends we spent a lot of great and fun time together…I won’t ever forget them
Mimi turned she was crying: BAKA…BAAAAKAAAAA
Sora crying: I hate you
Mizumi smiled, and then she looked at Davis, Miyako, T.K and Kari
Mizumi: Davis…thank you for that vegetarian ramen you made for me…
Davis crying: I will make you one and leave it at night…you can come and get it
Mizumi smiled
Mizumi: Miyako-chan…that time when we got lost in digital world for two nights…I really enjoyed being with you…and…thank you for that beautiful card you made for me in my 17th birthday…
Miyako crying: I will keep making you one in your birthday every year…I promise
Mizumi: Arigato-ya
Then she looked at T.K
Mizumi: I read all your novel…it was so great Takeru…I love it…I’m pretty sure Taichi will love it but just tell him the summery…
T.K tried to laugh but his tears kept coming: In every novel I write I will write short summery for him…
Mizumi: you would be great writer…and Hikari-chan
She looked at Kari who was crying hard
Kari: You promised me Mizumi-san…you promised me to be…
Mizumi: Gomen-ya…but I’m pretty sure Taichi will bring for you a sister in low better than me, sure she is gonna love you so much…and…I sent you an e-mail before going to the digital world I want you to read it…
Hikari: Hai…
Mizumi looked at Joe: Joe-senpai…arigato for all the studying time with me…I passed my high school thank to you
Joe took his glasses and wiped some tears: Don’t mention it…
Mizumi looked at Kushiro: Arigato-ya Kushiro-kun for all the great time we spent together to think and analyses stuff…you know you can show Mimi-chan that chart we made about her personality
Kushiro trying not to cry: Yah…pray for me not to get killed
Mizumi smiled she looked at Matt again: Yamato-kun, take care about my friend…Sora would be good wife
Matt smiled: Yah I know…
Mizumi: Promise me to take care about her…
Matt: I promise you…
Mizumi looked at Ken
Mizumi: Ken…I taught you everything you wanted to know from me…and as last thing I can teach you…I passed my Sharingan to you
Ken opened his eyes shocked: Sharingan…?
Mizumi: Yes…and some of the crimson power…I know you would need them sometimes
Ken: Why me?
Mizumi: The dark seed within your body is originally made of my own blood…yours is the only one is made by my blood…so you are the only one who is able to use the Sharingan…sorry I didn’t take your permission to do that but I had to do it…when the soul eater attacked I quickly passed it to you…I know you will use it for good
Ken: I promise you
Mizumi smiled: Ow…can you say good bye to Cody for me…
Miyako crying: I will
Mizumi: Arigato-ya
Mizumi looked behind them smiling: Renazi
They turned and saw Renazi was standing there
Renazi: How could you do that?
Mizumi: it happened
Renazi: What about your parents?
Mizumi: There is a letter in my bedside drawer a pink one…can you please put it in a place they can see it…
Renazi bowed her head: Hai…
Mizumi kept looking at her, she didn’t raise her head, Mizu knew Renazi is crying
Mizumi: Arigato-ya for everything you’ve for me Renazi…you are the best partner and friend I can ever have…I’m really proud of being with a warrior like you
Renazi looked at her crying: Hai….hai…
Sakura came closer to Mizumi
Sakura: Time to leave Mizumi-hime-sama
Mizumi smiled, she shacked her head as yes…then she looked at Taichi
Mizumi: Taichi…
Her tears keep coming more and more whenever she looked at him
Mizumi: Thank you for making me the happiest girl ever…you made feel so beautiful and so happy…I wouldn’t ever replace with anyone…and…sorry for hiding some stuff because I didn’t want you to be sad and mad at me…but be sure I never and will never love anyone like how much I love you…
Tai puts his hand on the wall she puts her on the wall too
Tai: Then don’t go…
Mizumi crying: I can’t…this isn’t in my hands…
Tai looked down
Mizumi: promise you will go on…please promise me
Tai looked at her: This is hard Mizu…it is so hard
Mizumi: You are strong enough to go through it
Tai: No…
Mizumi: Please…promise me
Tai: I love you
Mizumi: I love you too…I love you so much…
She bowed her head: Arigato-ya
Then she walked back crying, she bowed for the last time
Mizumi: Arigato-ya…
She looked at Renazi smiling: Make sure they get back
Renazi: Hai…
Mizumi: Good bye…
She turned and started to walk toward the river, Sakura and the four monks were walking behind her…Tai’s heart was beating so fast
Tai: MIZU…MIZU…come back…please…
He sat on his knees crying…the doll was still in his hand, Mimi turned and ran toward the wall
Mimi crying: I HATE YOU BAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Sora crying: MIZUMI…
She sat down crying so the rest…Renazi was trying hard to keep her teas but it was impossible
Renazi: Good bye…Mizumi-hime-sama
They saw Mizumi and Sakura entered beautiful boat hanged in its front small lamp then two monks ride in the back and two in the front…it starts sailing…Tai looked at it…his heart can’t take this anymore the most person he loves is leaving forever…
Miyako: Is she really gone?
Davis: Yes…she is gone without even…preparing us for this moment
Tai was still sitting on his knees looking at the doll, Joe looked at Matt who was busy calm Sora and Mimi…he signs then walked to Taichi…
Joe: Taichi…she left…
Tai raised his head and looked at the river, nothing was there now but the moon rays on the dark river…
Tai in low tone: Mizumi…
Joe helped him to stand up: We should leave now
Tai: No…I’m not leaving…I wanna stay here and wait for her
Joe: Don’t be stupid she is gone…
Tai: No she isn’t
Joe: Yes she had gone Taichi…
Tai didn’t say anything some tears fall down without any voice…then they heard the bell of the crimson butterfly…the all raised their heads looking for it…they saw it flying toward them
Kushiro: The last butterfly Mizumi-san talked about…
The butterfly flew toward Tai, he looked at it, they all came closer and saw something was written on its wings (Love) in the right wing and (Taichi) in the other wing…the butterfly slowly merged with Tai…he opened his eyes
Joe: Taichi…?!
Miyako: What is it?
Tai just smiled: Yah…of course I do remember these moments…Mizu…these are…ours…only us…
Renazi smiled then she looked at the river ‘I hope you can cross it safely Mizumi-sama…I promise to take care about them’
Three months later…Odaiba city,
Tai was standing in front of a big river…the strong cold wind was playing with his wild spiky brown hair…his hands were inside his blue long jacket…he kept looking at the river, it was reflect the orange color of the sunset…three months had passed now…Renazi did what Mizumi asked her, her parents found the pink letter which was a suicide letter written on it (Ka-chan, tu-san, oba-chan, Ji-chan…all of you thank you for taking care of me…and I’m sorry to cause you pain…good bye)…they knew she had suicide from the letter but they didn’t understand why, they tried to talk with Taichi but since the incident he didn’t talk a lot…they lost hope and made a funeral for her…
Taichi was looking down at the river when he noticed someone was standing down in front of it…he walked closer he was standing up in a bridge…he looked down and saw a girl was wearing simple white kimono and her brown hair was dancing because of the strong wind…he could see something was in the end of her neck…it was like a tattoo of a butterfly…he opened his eyes shocked, Mizumi has a birth mark on her neck on a butterfly shape…
Tai: MIZU…MIZU…
But the girl didn’t turn…he quickly ran and went down…when he arrived he didn’t find anyone, he looked around him but no one was there…he ran along the river looking for her but he didn’t find her…he was breathing fast and some tears fall down on his cheeks…he took a breath then stood straight and looked at the river…he thought this is all his imagination because he misses her so much
Tai: Mizumi…
He took out the doll and looked at it…
Tai: Will I be able to see you again?
He hugged the doll some tears fall down on it…but what Taichi didn’t noticed that the smiley face of this doll had changed into a sad face and some tears fall down from its eyes…
The End