bed of roses -- Emiko

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ARTEMISIA i was in the darkness so darkness i became

sink me in the river, at dawn The afternoon was ending, and the sun was beginning to set. While she liked the night best of the times of day, this moment came in a close second. The light was receding, once blue caught in the reds, oranges and yellow of the setting sun, eventually mixing into a deep purple only to fade into the dark blue that was the night sky. She always enjoyed looking at the sunset from her favorite spot – the roof of her house; however, here, in Aokigahara Forest, was a close second. The view from the treetops – as dangerous as it was – was amazing. She should know, she had climbed up a couple of times already. This time, though, she stood with her feet firmly on the ground. Her camera in her hand, she took a picture of her view; looking up at the sky through the gaps in the many branches of the forest. It was one of her favorite ways to take a photo – not just to capture the scene, but from a different perspective. Trying new angles and settings and even lighting; it was one of the reasons she enjoyed the whole process of photography. It helped remind her that there is always more than one way to see things. Ladon said nothing, not wanting to interrupt his tamer as she was taking pictures. However, once her camera was lowered and the lens cap put back on, the dragonoid digimon began to speak. "Did you always come here alone?" He asked, eyes that resembled the greenest leaf in the forest focused on his raven haired tamer. Artemisia gave a nod, hesitant as it was; "I used to come here when I wanted to be alone." It didn’t help assure the digimon because he knew just what happened when Izzy was lone. His tamer and a wandering mind did not suit each other; not when it made her so closed off from everyone, especially him. "But you’re not gonna be alone again, because we’re partners." She didn’t know whether he was trying to reassure her or himself, but Artemisia appreciated his attempt nonetheless. "No, I suppose not." was all she could say in response. At that moment, it was good enough for her partner, for he didn’t answer nor bring up the subject again. The raven haired teen made to sit on one of the roots of a nearby tree, sticking out and twisting this way and that. Climbing trees had always been a hobby for the eighteen year old so she couldn’t say she was disappointed to learn there was a forest near their new house. As a matter of fact, she had begun to climb the trees near the edge of the forest to begin with, before slowly moving deeper and deeper. She never got lost though, for she’d know where she was once night fell and the stars came out. Ladon, she learned, enjoyed being outside much more than being cooped up inside her room. The dragonoid digimon usually just liked nature in general, with the fresh air and as much space as he wanted to do whatever he wanted. He was laying down next to Artemisia, as she looked through her pictures, relaxed when he felt it. Sensed it, really, because he was a digimon and they were far better at sensing things than most humans were. Luckily for him, Izzy was always quick on the pick-up. "Ladon?" Artemisia asked, as the Ryudamon turned his attention in a certain direction. There, that was where the scent was coming from. Digimon knew digimon, after all. "Someone else is here." He replied. To which Artemisia merely removed her attention from her camera and glanced in the same direction as him with a simple, ‘oh?’ It would be the first time she’s encountered another whenever she ventured into Aokigahara Forest. TAG: Emiko Tsukino NOTES: Hope this is an okay starter!

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[Emiko Tsukino]

(It was a perfect starter~)

Mornings, some people loved them but for a certain Japanese girl the mere existence of a morning was something she hated. It wasn’t that she wasn’t a morning person, far from it but it was the fact that ever since she had a freeloader in her apartment those mornings had lost the peaceful mood that she enjoyed so much. At eight in the morning her alarm clock would go off, and moments later the chaos began. A heavy weight pounded itself onto her lap, something shook her body that was laying under a blanket and when she lazily opened her eyes the first thing she was greet with was the smug grin of a Blackgabumon who said.

“Aneki, I’m starving…”

It were those type of rowdy mornings that she had to endure ever since her partner came into her existence. Seated on a collapsed tree within the forest Emiko gazed quietly at the Digimon at her side while occasionally taking a bite from the melon bread she had purchased. Yami, as she had decided to call him was happily stuffing his face with the melon bread she had purchased for him earlier. It was odd all things considered… When compared to most Digimon Yami tended to show a rather impolite bordering to rude demeanor. Always eager to prank or bully others he would have been a chaotic creature that nobody would be able to handle and yet… Somehow Yami had a certain sense of respect for her, even affection if such a thing was possible for a Digimon like him. Not once had he tried to pull a prank on her, or harm her but perhaps it was related to that one time…

Yeah, it was likely because she herself wasn’t an ordinary tamer either. In the end the loss of her parents had made Emiko rather hostile toward wild Digimon, perhaps it was that bravery to stand defiantly against a monster that could likely kill her with ease that Yami developed a respect for her. He did like to babble about some nonsense involving the vibe he felt from her. Still equally confusing was that device she had gotten… It was early in the evening, on her way to the Aokigahara forest that an elderly man spotted Yami and insisted for her to take an odd-looking device, promising her that it would become quite useful for her later on.

Still no matter how much she pressed the buttons on the device, shifted or looked at it from different angles, it didn’t reveal its purpose to her. Finally she put the device into her pocket, looking at Yami who was eagerly climbing into one of the trees and swaying back and forth he laughed cheerily.

“Aneki, it’s already dusk!”

To think it had become this late, quite unexpected but then again it wasn’t like she had a curfew to worry about. A brief smile lingered on her lips, a bit amused at the Digimon’s excited demeanor before she saw him leap from one tree into another, using his paws to keep him from falling.

“Aneki, I’m hearing sounds along that way.”

With a hint of excitement in his voice Yami climbed out of the tree and looked at his tamer, to see what she intended to do. Emiko did come here for a reason, albeit the reason was surprisingly dark. She had heard that a Digimon was causing troubles. This led the girl to decide that she would wander around, trying to encounter the Digimon and if within her capacities destroy it…

“Let’s go, we need to investigate…”

The Digimon nodded his head eagerly, wandering through the forest into the direction the sounds came from. As they approached closer Emiko quickly realized the sounds her partner had heard were the voices of a human and a Digimon, but also the clicks of a camera taking picture. Honestly normally Emiko would have tried to avoid contact, in the end she disliked Tamers, especially the goody-two-shoes who tended to be all friendly with their Digimon. Such naivety, to mingle with the enemy so easily, but then again they had no choice. Still, when they came closer and she realized it was a girl’s voice Emiko’s stride increased and she whispered curiously.

“A girl…”

Yami was clearly getting into high spirits, likely cause he knew that Emiko was a lot more fond of interacting with the female species of her race than the male one. It was to be expected that the moment the Ryudamon informed his tamer about the approaching pair that Yami practically bounced out of the bushes that had served as such a good potential ambush spot.

“Well look what we have here, a Ryudamon and his pretty tamer. You should be more careful miss~ This late at night scary things prowl the forest and I know a certain someone who wouldn’t mind nomming you---“

A pair of footsteps came from nearby when finally from behind a tree the young woman emerged, raising a hand to playfully bop the Blackgabumon’s head.

“Who are you comparing to a hungry wolf?”

Yami snickered playfully in return while his tamer returned his attention toward the stranger and her Digimon. It was fortunate she had learned to act professional, for her initial thought was to scowl at the Digimon but instead a calm smile appeared on her lips while she spoke in a gentle and polite tone.

“But Yami, I mean my Digimon was correct in the message he tried to convey. Lately there’s been quite a few troublemakers trying to get over the wall and in one case there’s even rumors of a powerful Digimon causing troubles for others. Then again, we wouldn’t have this encounter if you were to play it safe.”

The polite smile still lingering on her lips, the young woman gestured at her Digimon and continued speaking.

“This is Yami, my partner and my name is Emiko, Tsukino Emiko. A pleasure to meet you both.”

Aware of the fact that not everyone within the area was Japanese she decided to speak in English, hoping that she could at least be understood.

tag: @artemisia

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ARTEMISIA i was in the darkness so darkness i became

sink me in the river, at dawn Ladon watched the Blackgabumon carefully, as the latter seemed to bounce out of the bushes nearby; eyes narrowed in suspicion as the virus type began to speak. He knew from Izzy not to judge, but he couldn’t help but feel a bit on edge with the Blackgabumon around. Vaccine types like him generally didn’t get along with virus types like the Blackgabumon. However, he knew just how Artemisia felt and what she thought on such matters and so tried to not be too hostile or suspicious. "What is scary and what is dangerous are not always the same thing," Artemisia spoke in response to the other digimon’s words. From what she knew, he was the virus version of a Gabumon, aptly named Blackgabumon for his coloring; however, it still bothered her slightly that the digimon seemed all too fine with the fact that with the dark of the night came the so-called scary monsters under the beds. She smiled in amusement as she watched the digimon’s tamer step out from the same area, except this time from behind a tree, bopping the digimon on the head. It appeared she was what the Blackgabumon was referring to – still, Artemisia liked the night too much to fear whatever lurked within the shadows. "If that is the case, then I’d ask you to follow your own advice as well," she stated, not maliciously or even sarcastically but just as it was, a statement. "Not everything is as it seems." Ladon stated, as if to finish his tamer’s thoughts. Artemisia smiled and gave a nod towards the dragonoid digimon. It message was clear enough between the two; Ladon was trying not to judge the Blackgabumon – Yami – by his attribute. "Being powerful does not make it necessarily dangerous either." Artemisia stated, her gaze lifting to the sky, hands still holding her camera oh so carefully. The blue eyed girl thought there were many misconceptions about what was dangerous; most involving the dark or so-called dark attributes, like the virus type seemed to be for the digimon. Instead of getting lost in her thoughts she then smiled at the other girl, "Who is to say those rumors are true?" Rumors were something the raven haired teen didn’t like very much because there were never any true facts. It was all judgments and opinions; as a matter of fact, when it came to rumors, all Artemisia really cared about was the reason behind it. Who started it and why – motive. English was not her first language, but she knew it well enough to understand what the girl was saying. Artemisia didn’t speak English all too often either, having been born and raised in France, but with family in Bulgaria – she knew both languages, though the raven haired girl was more fluent in French than Bulgarian. Despite not having been to Japan before the move, she had taken to learning Japanese and could be considered fluent for a non-native speaker. Despite the blonde’s – Emiko’s – name, which was considerably Japanese, Artemisia replied in English. "I’m Artemisia, Artemisia Nikolaev, and this is my partner, Ladon." She gestured to the dragonoid digimon clad in samurai armor who merely gave a nod in greeting. He wasn’t sure how to act around the new duo…there was something about them that made him distinctly uncomfortable. However, he did nothing as Izzy didn’t like it when he acted rashly and jumped to conclusions. "A pleasure to meet you as well." Finally, the armour clad digimon spoke up, bright green eyes flickering to the duo before looking around their surroundings. "What brings you two here? From what I noticed, not many take to wandering around in the forest." TAG: Emiko Tsukino NOTES: hope this is okay :3

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