Chapter 16

Two hours later all five teens stand outside the house of the Black Hearts as they load all their stuff into two cars. Sora, Lexus and Nick had said their good-byes to their parents. Sora was the only one who broke down crying in the whole room. She is still crying now as she looks up at the big house holding her bookbag in her right hand.

Bobby puts the last bag in and looks up to see Sora standing there crying as she stares up at the house, he walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her shoulders and holds her close, "Sora we have to go now." He says softly.

Sora nods and walks over to the car and she gets in. Bobby gets in the other car with Tima and Lux as Nick and Lexus get in with Sora. Nick, Lexus and Sora all take one last look at their home as the car drives away.

The six leaders stand in the living room and watching out the window as their children leave them.

As they drive to the airport Sora opens her bookbag to find a small present at the top, she pulls it out and reads the card.

To Sora,

We will miss you a great deal. But we know that you are strong and you will survive to return to us someday.

Please take care of the others, you will now be their leader.

Do not open this in the car, open it on the plane or when you get to London. It is a gift from us to you.

Don't forget to get new identities and be ever watchful of everything around you.

Love,

Sakura and Li. You're loving parents.

P.S. I will miss our sparring together Sora, keep training and we will fight when you get back - Li.

Sora starts crying again as she reads the card from her parents. Both Nick and Lexus sit in the back seat and listen to their life long friend cry her heart out. Something they have never seen Sora do.

"Bobby where is your mother?" asks Lux from the back seat.

"She is with my step-father. They are a perfect match but she is not power hungry like he is. She is insane though, she loves to have a good time and she makes everyone around her laugh and be happy. You can't be sad around her."

"I know I have met your mother. She is a very hyper woman. Like she is on sugar all the time." Giggles Tima.

"I've never met her. I probably never will." Says Lux softly.

"I'm not worried about my mother, she is strong and can handle herself. I'm more worried about Sora, it's got to be hard to leave like this." Says Bobby as he watches the car in front of him containing Sora and the others.

The rest of the way was in silence in both cars. Once they arrived at the airport, the six teens got out and took their bags and went inside the airport, with Sora leading the way her head held high and her strength showing in her eyes. They got their tickets and put their luggage on the cart to take them to the plane. They all went to sit by the gate and wait to board their plane. Tima gets up and walks to a pay phone to make a phone call.

"I'm the leader, you follow me and no one else." Says Sora softly as Tima sits back down.

They all look at Sora and nod.

They hear the call for their plane and they get up and get in line to board.

~* In London, England 4 months later *~

"Serria if you don't pass this course you fail the year. I understand that it was hard moving to a new school in a new country but you still need to do you work."

"Yes Mrs. Summer." Says a sixteen-year-old girl with long black hair and deep, penetrating amber eyes.

"You may go now. I'm sure you have much homework to do and please I do not want to fail you so try harder ok."

Serria nods and leaves the classroom to walk into her five friends who were listening in. She closes the door and looks at her friends, "I really hate this I want to go home, we haven't gotten any word in four months and I miss them all terribly." She says as she walks down the empty hallway, seeing as it's after school and not many students hang around.

"They will call when we can go home. We all miss them, it's part of life." Says a fifteen-year-old girl with long blond hair and beautiful azure eyes as she holds the hand of her boyfriend.

"I know Lynn but still I want to go home." Says Serria as she pulls off her sweater to reveal her only wearing a tube top and a Black Heart tattoo on her shoulder.

~* A/N: I am going away for a week so this is the last update for a bit. I know cliffhanger kinda thingy but you will just have to wait. Hope you all liked this chapter and thanks for your reviews. *~