Author's Note: Second chapter!! Woopeee!! So . . . (nervous laugh) When was the last time I updated? (cowers back under the glares) I'm so sorry!

Staydes is getting a new Empress. Heh, heh. Maybe the ruling will improve a bit, now. (dodges a whip, a dark ring, a spirel, an Airdramon with a spirel around it, a dark Tyranemon with a spirel and nearly gets squashed by a bunch of falling control spires) Oky, docky. Go ahead and read.


Sincerely Rose
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Straydes Part 4 of 2








Through all the cheering and happiness about their wedding, the bride (and the new empress of Straydes) wasn't all that bright about the whole thing.

'Great,' Yolei thought. She was now the emperor's wife. She was the wife of the man who destroyed her villiage, murdered her parents and two of her siblings and captured her and her sister. 'Yup,' Yolei thought, dryly, 'wonderful. Just wonderful.'

She glanced side-ways at the emperor. He was talking to someone. She sighed and looked down.

Then, someone grabbed her wrist, snapping her out of it. She looked up and smiled. Selena smiled sadly back at her sister and mouthed the words "now what?" Yolei sighed and looked back down. She didn't know what.

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The next morning . . .

Yolei didn't want to open her eyes. She was so tired. But, she knew she'd have to. She couldn't just stay in bed all day. But, she could sleep a little bit longer.

She moaned and cuddled up to her husband. Yup, just a bit longer, then she'd wake up and try to show her husband that she is the worst person he's picked for a bride. Yeah, that's what she'll do. She'd be as bratty as possible and he'd be glad to let her go.

Inside her head, Yolei sighed. She opened her eyes a little and gazed at the pillow. 'Easier said than done,' she declared sadly. She cuddled up and went back to la-la land.

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2 months later . . .



Yolei stared out at the ocean and sighed. She still didn't have have single plan to get out of here. She had given up. Once, she had tried to escape and she had been punished. Only then did she relise that he had meant what he had told her two months ago. 'Anybody caught in the corridors after midnight would be punished severely man or woman.' First time, she had been lucky. Second time . . . Yolei shivered.

She had been thinking too much. She had a headache the size of hell, that's how she could tell. Where was the healer? She had told May to fetch her like thirty minutes ago . . .

There was a knock at the door. 'Finally . . . ' Yolei thought. She went over a opened it. Yolei glared at A plump woman with silvery hair pulled back into a bun stood there. She looked a little bit nervous.

"Um, I believe you sent for me?" she stuttered. Yolei's expression softened.

She nodded. "Yeah," she whispered, "come inside. Please." The healer stared at her, then put on a warm smile and stepped into the room.

"My name's Sara," the healer introduced herself. Yolei smiled back.

"Nice to meet you," she said.

"So, what seems to be the problem?" Sara asked.

"Headache," Yolei answered, "I felt like throwing up all morning." Yolei thought she saw a glimmer of either triumph or amusement in Sara's eyes.

"Oh," Sara said, "I see. Please, lay down." Yolei went over to the bed and lay down.

Ten minutes later . . .

Sara sighed and turned around. Yolei sat up in bed.

"Hey, what's the matter?" she asked. Sara sighed again and looked at her with an expression of what looked like sympathy.

"Hey, what's up, doc?" Sara bit her lip and turned around again.

"You're pregnant."
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Ken stood outside the castle and watched as men marched right back into the court. He smirked, pleased at how many remained. 'The soldiers of Cloyd were weak,' he thought, 'weren't able to kill less than ten of my men.'

He gave them a little prep talk and after he dismissed the soldiers, the stupid worm crawled up.

"Master? News from the healer," he said. Ken frowned and cursed.

"If it's about not being able to cure any of the soldiers, tell the stupid woman to just kill them or something," Ken snapped, keeping his eyes on the gardeners.

"Er, no, sir, it's not that," Wormmon said.

"Than what is it?!" Ken demanded, still not making eye-contact.

"I cannot tell you that, sir," Wormmon said. Ken looked down at him.

"What are you doing here than?" he asked.

"I think that it is best if her highness tells you herself," Wormmon muttered, "I suggest you find out soon. The news is supposed to be very important."

"Just tell me what it is!" Ken ordered.

"I do not know what it is, sire," Wormmon said with a shrugg.

Ken growled. His turned on his heel and went back into the Imperial Palace. When, he reached his room, he found the door shut. He glared at it. His eyes glowed red and the door slid open, making the empress jump at the sudden movement. His eyes went back to normal as he looked her over.

She was wearing a yellow gown and was sitting on the bed, hugging her knees to her chest. She had been starring out at the ocean, until he opened the door. Now she was watching him, her eyes wide with anxiety.

"So, what's so important? I heard that the healer was here," he said, annoyed.

Yolei took a deep breath, but lost her nerve and turned her gaze to the hem on her gown. She heard the door shut, then a few soconds later, the matress sank a little more and she felt his hands on her shoulders.

She didn't turn or meet his gaze. She felt him move his hands to her back. One of them left her back. Then the sound of metal against metal, like a knife against steel . . . He cut the back of her gown.

Yolei gasped. He ran his fingers over her back. There were light red welts all over her back, barely visible, healing quickly.

"You have learned your lesson, haven't you?" he asked. She nodded.

"Now, you know not to hide anything from me," he said.

He buried his face into her hair and breathed deeply. Yolei loved the feeling, but now she knew she had to tell him. Afraid of what his reaction might be, she took a deep breath and said, "I-I've got to tell you something," she stammered.

He pulled her down against him onto the bed and chuckled into her the side of her neck. She liked the feeling of his breath against her neck, her face, but she knew he was more cruel than he was gentle.

"You have to? Well, that's a first. But, you sound like you don't want to," he pointed out as he cradled her, "what is it?" Yolei forced herself to look into his eyes.

"I'm p-pregnant," she muttered.

Ken's eyes snapped open. "You're what?" he asked.

"Pregnant," she answered. Faster than light, his hand met her cheek in a painful slap. Yolei whimpered as she raised her hand to her cheek. He moved on top of her.

Surprisingly, he kissed her forehead, and moved down to her mouth, kissing hungrilly.

"Great," he mumbled as he kissed her, "just great."

"What's wrong?" she asked. She expected him to slap her again, but he just continued to his her. She gasped as he pushed her down onto the bed.

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"He's getting strong, your highness," the soldier reported.

"He's always been strong," the king snapped, his eyes fixed on the goblet in his hand.

"His army attacked Cloyd and returned just this morning, sire," the soldier said, "they've triumphed and Cloyd is under his own control. Why start a war with him?"

The king frowned. "He should be stopped, or he'll gain control over the whole world . . . "

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Yolei sat up in bed, gasping for breath. As she panted heavily, she relised that she'd only had a nightmare. "What's wrong?" Ken asked. He stood by the window. He hadn't been sleeping. Yolei shook her head.

"Nothing," she muttered, "nothing. Just a nightmare." Ken walked over and sat down infront of her.

"A nightmare?" he asked, "about what?"

Yolei shook her head. "It was nothing," she repeated.

"You looked damn scared for it to be nothing," Ken pointed out. Yolei shook her head again.

"It-it was n-nothing," she said to him. Ken looked at her, suspiciously.

"Tell me what it was," Ken said in a low voice. Yolei shook her head again. He slapped her back onto the bed. She whimpered, her face buried in the pillow.

"Then just tell me something that happened. Give me just one small word," he ordered.

"Fire," she whimpered.

"A fire?" he asked, "okay." He gently lifted her up and brushed back a few strands of hair that had fallen over her face.

He kissed her forehead and whispered, "go back to sleep." She lay back down and closed her eyes.

Ken went back to the window and starred out at the sea. 'I know you're planning something, Daisuke Motomiya. I know you are.' He turned around and looked back at his wife. She was sound asleep now. 'And I know how it's going to start.'

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"He's . . . planning to start a war?" TK asked. The mesenger nodded. Kari groaned.

"Daisuke is always doing stupid things," the queen muttered, "he'll never win." TK turned back to the mesenger.

"And he wants our help?" he asked. The mesenger nodded.

"Tell him we'll help," TK said.

"Yes, your highness." The messenger bowed and strode out of the room.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Kari asked.

"No, but Davis is a friend, right?" TK grumbled, "besides, this is the only way I can keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't die. With our help, he'll stand a chance. Him alone . . . No offence to him, but his army's sort of . . . "

"Say no more," Kari interrupted.

She got up off the throne and kissed his cheek. "Just be careful," she said.

"Hmm," TK muttered.

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The emperor frowned. "Let me get this straight," he said, "King Daisuke wants to start a war with me and King Takeru has aligned with him?"

"Well, yes, sire," the mesenger said.

"Get out of here, I'll call you when I need you," Ken ordered. The mesenger bowed and exited the room.

Ken walked out onto a belcony and watched the villiage for a while. It was getting a little boring and he hadn't thought of a plan to over come the two kingdoms.

Suddenly, he felt another presence right behind him. But, the emperor didn't turn around for he knew who it was.

"Stop breathing so hard. I can feel it from over here," he said.

"Emperor, emperor, emperor," the man said, "why be so touchy? I know about this whole war thing that Daisuke and Takeru started. I suppose you don't have a plan yet."

"Get lost," came the reply.

"Guess what?" the man continued, "Daisuke was stupid enough to try and fight two wars at the same time."

"Huh?!" This got Ken's attention. He whipped around to face the man.

The guy had blond hair, cold gray eyes and pale skin. "He declared war on me, too," he said.

"I knew that he was stupid, but . . . " Ken's voice trailed off.

"I never knew he was stupid enough to declare wars on two of the most power kingdoms in the world at once, either," the blond stated.

Ken snorted and turned back to the villiage. "Takeru has aligned with him," the man said, "why don't we join forces and knock them both out?" Ken turned to him. Smiles formed on both of their lips.

"Why not?" Ken asked.

"Come to my castle tomorrow," the king said, "alright, Ken?"

"Sure," the emperor replied, "I'll see you tomorrow, Draco." The king smiled and disappeared.

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Yolei was starring at roses in the garden. Unlike a few other female rulers, she found that sitting on a throne all day quite boring. She'd rather explore the palace and the gardens than do something like that. She'd mostly do all this alone, but now she had a nurse trailing along behind her where ever she went.

"Do you have to come everywhere I go?" she's asked the girl when she found out.

"Yes, my empress, everywhere," the girl replied, "just incase something happens to your baby."

"Like what?" Yolei asked with a frown.

"You are better safe than sorry, my empress," the girl said, "besides, the emperor requested this."

"Did he?" Yolei asked, "then, I guess there's nothing I can do about it . . . "

There was supposed to be another one, and she was supposed to join them today. 'Great,' Yolei thought, 'if one wasn't enough ordering me about . . . '

"My empress, please becareful near those flowers, the thorns are sharp," the girl said. Yolei had forgotten her name, but all she can remember is that the girl was very, very careful.

"Sorry, I forgot your name. What was it again?" Yolei asked.

"Sora Takenouchi," the girl replied. She was older than Yolei by maybe three years.

Suddenly, a girl came running up. She stopped infront of them and started panting. "Hey, sorry I'm late . . . if I am late, that is," she said. She had brown hair.

"Hi, I'm Mimi Tachikawa," she said.

"Hello," Yolei replied with a smile.

"Mimi, you were supposed to be here fifteen minutes ago," Sora snapped.

"Sorry," Mimi grumbled. She turned to Yolei.

"So, what're you gonna call him/her?" she asked.

"I dunno . . . " Yolei answer with a shrugg, "I guess we'll see later." She smiled a bit. Sora alone was getting kind of touchy about just about everything, but having Mimi here was like having her other sister here.


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A.N. Sooo . . . what do you get when you cross a war with one side (Ken's side) having the support of Draco? A Digimon/Harry potter crossover. Here's part 5. Da war. Well, sorta . . .


Sincerely Rose

P.S. For those of you who don't know, Draco is a character from the HP series. His described as an unpleasant sort of person
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Straydes Part 5 of 2




"That's perfect," Ken said. He looked over the map.

"I knew you'd like it," Draco told him. Ken traced his fingers over it.

"They won't suspect a thing," he muttered, "Davis' army will be sandwiched between ours."

"Yes, and Takeru wouldn't be arriving at the scene for a few more hours," Draco added, "by then, we'd probably already have Davis begging for mercy." Ken chuckled.

He looked out at the night sky. "By the end, he'll be joining the stars in heaven," he whispered, viciously. Draco laughed. Ken turned to him.

"I'm going back to Starydes now," he announced.

"Why?" Draco smirked. Ken growled.

"I just want to," he snapped.

"Don't growl, you're showing emotion," Draco told him, "besides . . . your wife's already pregnant?"

"Yes, do you have a problem with that?" Ken asked. Draco narrowed his eyes at him.

"No," he said.

There was a momment of silence. "Are you just using her?" Draco asked.

"No!" Ken enclaimed, whipping around to face him.

"You love her, don't you?"

Ken didn't say anything. After a minute, he disappeared.

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He reappeared in his own palace, in his own room. Yolei was sitting on the bed, already in her night gown, laying against the head board. She had her knees drawn up. She was starring at the floor, biting her nails and didn't notice when he came in.

'She's so beautiful . . . ' he thought. Draco was right. Well, he wasn't using her. But, Draco was right about the way he felt about her. He loved her. He didn't know why he hurt her so much. 'Maybe it's just the way I am . . . ' he thought. He swore that nobody would change him. He promised himself that he wouldn't let ANTBODY change him.

He was pretty sure that she hated him. For Pete's sake, he had murdered most of her family! He killed her friends. He had forced her to marry him . . .

Now, he just felt depressed. He disappeared and reappeared sprawled across the bed, a bottle in his hand. He sat up and kissed her cheek.

Yolei jumped a bit and turned to face him. She scrambled off the bed. "What-when did you get here?" she asked. He pulled her back down onto the bed. She was now in the same position she was in when he had come in, but she wasn't leaning against anything.

"About a minute ago, but you were too busy day dreaming to notice I'd appeared out of no where like I usually do," Ken said, "doesn't that scare you anymore?"

"I've grown used to it," Yolei answered. Ken shrugged and twisted the lid off. Yolei wrinkled her nose and turned away as the smell of alcohol reached her nose. Ken saw that and was imediatley on her back.

"What? You don't like alcohol?" he said, sitting up and holding the bottle a little closer to her face.

"No," Yolei said, turning away from him, "I don't like alcohol. In fact, I hate it." Ken chuckled into her ear. He slipped his arm around her waist.

"Well, I love it," he said. And in almost a whisper, he added, "almost as much as I love you."

Yolei bit down a gasp and fought the urge to break down crying.

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A.N. Hi, guys. This chapter was supposed to be longer with another part, but I decided to put it up anyway, because I knew people would start hating me, but it seems like u guys already started, if I took any longer. I'll have the other part out sooner, I promise. Please tell me what you think.

- Rose
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Disclimer- I do not own Digimon. Please don't sue.