A/N: I'm finally writing again for this story! I always find myself with a writer's block on this story and my Dexter's Lab one, but this one particularly, its odd. But at least I'm writing for this story again. I'm sorry for all the long waits, its just I need ideas to build in my head, if I write down my ideas quickly, it turns out to be a short chapter and it doesn't make sense. But again, sorry! Also I would like to dedicate this chapter to my cousin. He found love and I am happy for him, even though I make fun of him more than ever ^_^. Its funny, he's younger than me too…Anyways, ON TO CHAPTER 5!!!

Chapter 5: Breaking through the Barrier of Darkness PART I

Lee froze; thinking of what Ruki was about to say next, fearing it was something he thought it would be. They stared into each other's eyes, waiting for each other to say something. Lee and Ruki stood in silence staring at each other for what seemed to be an eternity. They both seemed to be in a trance that held their stares to each other and it could not be broken away, even the noises and sounds of the intense battle, which was taking place behind them, could not tear the stares or concentration away…

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"Terriermon!" Taomon desperately shouted, "I know you can hear me! Please, I did not mean to hurt you in any way!"

Blackrapidmon looked at Taomon and Wargrowlmon with a look of disgust on his face and finally spoke, "No use using excuses now! You got yourself into this! No more love for you exists in me!" Blackrapidmon then attacked the duo. "Twin Sniper Shot!"

Taomon and Wargrowlmon, barely avoiding the attack, jumped to separate ends of the battle area. "Please Terriermon! Stop this madness! We don't want to hurt you! You know we all care about you: Guilmon, the tamers, and I do…" Taomon pleaded with the evil form of Terriermon.

"Yeah," Wargrowlmon said, "you're our friend!"

Blackrapidmon's eye suddenly twitched after he heard the words of his former friends. He then started to think about when he was with them and their tamers. His eyes then started to flash in and out of his evil side. 'What do I do? What do I think?' he kept asking himself in his mind. Blackrapidmon then felt a sharp pain shoot through his body and mind when he thought about becoming good again. Blackrapidmon dropped to his knees and screamed. Antylamon quickly came to the aid of Blackrapidmon.

"Darkterriermon, are you okay?" Antylamon ran to where Blackrapidmon stood, who was now in a trance that put him at the border again, but this time something was blocking him from re-entering the sane, light side. It blocked his insane sanity from becoming sane one again. He felt like every time his psyche tried to cross it, it would hurt him worse than heartbreak. Blackrapidmon desperately tried to make the pain secede. Antylamon could only watch as she watched her partner in this attack find his true meaning.

(Antylamon's P.O.V)

Oh, Darkterriermon, I wish I could help you. But how can I? You seem helpless…I want to help you. I NEED to help you. Dammit, I LOVE YOU!

With those thoughts, she felt the same pain as Blackrapidmon. For some reason, every time they thought about love, friendship, and the good side in general, they would feel the horrible pain. They both felt it and Taomon and Wargrowlmon decided to attack the Deva in its weakened form.

"She's open, Wargrowlmon!" Taomon shouted to Wargrowlmon, "attack her before she breaks out of it!"

"Okie dokie," Wargrowlmon said and attacked, "ATOMIC BLASTER!!!" The attack hit Antylamon straight on and sent her flying and hitting the ground hard, very hard. Blackrapidmon noticed the attack and pushed the mental pain out of his mind for the time being to help his fallen partner.

"Antylamon!" Blackrapidmon got up quickly, forcing himself to not feel the sharp mental pain, and yelled, "No!"

"Terriermon…!" Taomon shouted trying to change their beloved friend back.

"I'm…not…Terriermon!" Blackrapidmon yelled, "get out of the way!" He then attacked Taomon with another Twin Sniper Shot, and directly hit this time.

"Taomon!" Wargrowlmon yelled as he ran to his fallen partner and lover.

"You're not getting away either! You hurt Antylamon!" Blackrapidmon yelled with rage and hurt in his voice for his fallen partner. He then attacked, "TRIAD OF DARKNESS!" He released a black triangle, similar to Rapidmon's Tri-Beam. It hit Wargrowlmon directly and sent him flying into a wall and knocked him unconscious. Blackrapidmon ran to his fallen partner and helped her.

"Are you okay?" Blackrapidmon asked Antylamon.

"Yeah," Antylamon said, "but I keep feeling this sharp pain…"

"Like a million needles hitting your body and mind." Blackrapidmon finished her sentence. Blackrapidmon started to say something, "me too, every time I think about…"

"Love," Antylamon finished Blackrapidmon's sentence. "Same as I." The two rabbit digimon stared at each other, but both felt the pain again.

"What is this pain!?" Blackrapidmon yelled out in agony.

"It you thinking about things you're not supposed to." The Sovereign spoke up, "concentrate on your mission! You have no time for this love garbage!"

"I c…can't finish it. The pain is…is too much!" Blackrapidmon yelled at the Sovereign.

"Stop thinking about what you are thinking of!" the Sovereign yelled, "Finish off the two worthless digimon laying there."

"I can't stop thinking what I'm thinking," Blackrapidmon said, "I…I"

"You…love…me?" Antylamon whispered to Blackrapidmon, "If you do…I love you…too."

"I do love you Antylamon," Blackrapidmon said to the fallen Antylamon, "I LOVE YOU!!!" Blackrapidmon felt the sharp pain again.

"Fool! Now you are no use to me," the Sovereign spoke, "both of you, you are now no use to me! You two will be deleted IMMEDIATELY!"

"Not if I can help it…" Taomon spoke slowly rising, "LIGHT OF PROTECTION!" A light surrounded the two rabbit digimon protecting them from the fiery attack of the Digimon Sovereign.

"Damn!" the Sovereign yelled in anger, "I will be back to delete all of you and take over this pathetic world!"

"Bring it on," Blackrapidmon taunted the Sovereign, "anytime." He looked down to Antylamon. "Looks like you've got no where to go, would you stay with me forever?"

"Yes," Antylamon said, "and…I love you."

"As do I." Blackrapidmon said. He lowered his head and kissed Antylamon. Suddenly, he felt strange and his dark shade slowly disappeared and he became normal Rapidmon.

"Looks like you are back to normal, Terriermon," Taomon said and de- digivolved to Renamon, "I'm sorry…"

"Momentai!" Rapidmon said in his usual Terriermon attitude and de- digivolved to Terriermon again, "I realized that true love was harder to find than I thought. You helped me realize that, and you saved our lives, and you helped me meet Antylamon here. So I should be thanking you." Antylamon then de-digivolved back to her rookie form Lopmon.

"I would also thank you," Lopmon started, "if you wouldn't have dumped him, I would have never met him."

"Sure…" Renamon sweat dropped.

"Owww…what happened?" Wargrowlmon groggily got up from the extremely damaged wall, already de-digivolved to Guilmon. "What happened to the bad guys? Oh, Terriermon…you're back to normal, Why is there one who looks like you Terriermon?"

"Guilmon, good to be back," Terriermon said, "this is Lopmon, she's my love of my life." Guilmon and Lopmon said hello to each other.

"It is good to have you back Terriermon," Renamon said, "It was too quiet without you."

"Well, that's going to change!" Terriermon said, "Where's Jen, I don't really know what happened after I became evil."

"He is…still evil." Renamon said as she put her head down, "Ruki-san and Takato-san are talking to him now."

"What? Jen, evil?" Terriermon said, surprised, "we have to hurry!" The group of digimon rushed off to Lee and the others.

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The two were still staring at each other, still afraid of what the other was going to say. They stayed there, staring and thinking. They started walking closer to each other again, then stopped.

"So what were you going to tell me?" Lee asked, but was still evil.

"Lee, I have been holding this back for a while…" Ruki stared, "Lee, I love you…"

TO BE CONTINUED…







A/N: Bwhahahaha!!! More cliffhangers! Seriously, I couldn't think of how to wrap up Ruki and Lee, so I left it as that. Sorry if I'm killing you with suspense, but I cannot think of ideas anymore, give me a couple of weeks. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Also, I am aware of who the Sovereign is, but he is not a huge role in the story, so I'll keep him as the Sovereign. I will try to get a new chapter as soon as I can, but I need ideas. Think of this as a contest, send me your ideas, via E-mail, on how I should finish the story, and I'll consider the ideas and try to interpret it into the conclusion. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! PLEASE R&R!!!