Takuya concentrated on Harry, trying to see if he was alright. However, all he heard in his mind were screams of agony. With a sigh, he turned away to look at Ron. The redheaded boy met Takuya's gaze and spoke up, "It's painful to go through you know."

"Harry never shared what happened."

"Because he didn't know. Someone masquerading as Davis tried to take over my mind. He failed but it severed my mind from my body. I can sense that he is still fighting though."

"But it's been a week."

"Yes but his opponent is different, worse. I can sense it."

"You can?"

Ron got up and left the room. The group was staying in a house belonging to Sirius, Harry's godfather and the headquarters of an organization known as the Order of the Phoenix. Shortly after, Ron returned with several sheets of parchment and a quill and ink bottle. The boy sat down at a table and set the parchment, ink, and quill down. "Can you go stand next to the other bed?" Takuya did so as Ron closed his eyes. As though possessed, Ron dipped the quill in the ink and started drawing something. Slowly, the drawing grew more detailed, showing a picture of a ball of fire fighting a wizard's cloak. The boy then slid the parchment to the floor and scribbled another picture on the next sheet. It was the same, only each figure had strange flecks surrounding it. Finally, Ron opened his eyes and turned to Takuya, waving him over. "That's Harry there but that's his opponent. He's a shadow and his name…" Ron closed his eyes again, concentrating, "His name is Shihai ."

"Shihai, that means control or, oh no."

"What?"

"Shihai means control, dominate, or rule."

"Can you do anything?"

"I can but…"

"But what?"

"It's his fight. He gave me a push when I was the one having the problem but…"

"But?"

"It was not his help that worked, it was my resolve."

"Your resolve?"

(A.N. This is a quote of my own. However, this comes from another quote from the anime Bleach. To see the original quote, youtube Resolve Bleach. The original was spoken when Ichigo was reflecting on a sparring match with his teacher, Kiske Urahara.)

"I can't fight because I'm afraid of losing, when I fight I win."

"But?"

"But nothing. I can't think about losing and I can't hold myself back. If I do something it isn't because of fear or pride or the desire to do something, I do it to do it."

"So?"

"So I'll only step in if his coma will affect others."

"I don't get it."

Ron looked at a portrait hanging in the room and then spoke softly, "Was there ever a time when you felt hopeless, when you wished that someone could just come up to you and tell you what needed to be done?"

Takuya froze, lost in a memory. In the memory, Takuya rode a Trailmon home. When he got off, he walked back to the house and then, when he heard people screaming, looked down at himself. He was not quite human. Broken, Takuya saw it was the very day he had left and so he tried to stop his other self. At last, he got off the elevator and reached a hand to stop his human self. However, he let it fall and then yelled at himself to get moving.

"Yes."

"What if someone had been there to help?"

"Oh."

"Some things are best learned through the teachings of others but there comes a point in your life when you need to experience those things yourself. You need to accept help but if you only go through life being helped you will never learn what you need to."

The weeks rolled by and eventually, the first of September rolled around.

A.N. Here is the quote:

There is nothing but fear reflected in your sword. When you dodge, you're afraid of getting killed. When you attack, you're afraid of killing someone. Even when you try to protect someone, you're afraid of letting them die. Yes, your sword speaks to me only of absurd fear. What's necessary in a fight isn't fear. Nothing can be born of that. When you dodge, "I won't let them cut me." When you protect someone, "I won't let them die." When you attack, "I will kill them." Well, can't you see the resolve to kill you in my sword?

Ok, next up is the coming Zanpakto thing. I was inspired to do it by the encounters between Ichigo Kurosaki and Zangetsu. There will not be soul reapers but there will be Bankai, Shikai, and unreleased blades. Also, Harry is the first to get one. In fact, if he doesn't get it next chapter, he will get the groundwork done.