(A/N): I have decided to do both Takato's and Juri's POV. Ryo will not have a soul mate since the majority of the reviewers either don't know or doesn't like him. Sorry to those who like Ryo! There will be no Digimon. If there was, I'll have even a harder time thinking it up as it is. Hmm, I think I'll have a muse. I know, I know, they can be annoying. That is why I only have one. *smirk* You want to meet him? Muahahahaha you have no choice! Say hi to Shadow-chan!
Shadow-chan: hn
Angel: Be nice!
Shadow: In your dreams, idiot!
Angel: You're no help at all
Shadow: What did you think when you made me?
^_^' OK, forget him. Why do you think his name is like that? He hasn't been helping me lately so I threatened to make him wear hot pink. *smirk* Let's just say that he shut up instantly. That's why he is so mad at me, right now. Thanks for the reviews!
Sakura: Thanks! How mean Bakura is! Luckily, Shadow hasn't done anything to me. Shadow: Yet… OK, I'll ignore that.
Kathleen: Hey again! OVER 500 MUSES?!? You must be insane… If I had that many, I'd probably kill all but one. Shadow is giving me enough trouble as it is!
Kathy: Hi, smiley face.
Angel Reaper: You can't reap me for one thing. ^_- I'm a DARKLightAngel. Sorry, I'm trying to be funny. Thanks!
Quantum: Hey, thanks! Glad you like it! Trust me, you were of great help. I only got a muse because I needed help. Now, I'm having fun thinking of different tortures for Shadow since he like to torture me. Shadow: -_-; Aww, crap.
Angel: Anywho, time to get back to the fic! I was rather stuck on a chapter that is why it took me so long.
Chapter 3~ Takato's POV
"Where the hell is Henry?!" I was very worried and very angry. Henry had been gone for hours! I knew I should have gone with him, or better yet, gone instead of him. "Damn him!"
"Oh, Takato! You know Henry can take care of himself. Remember, Henry did survive on his own for several hundred years and had to fend for himself ever since he was born! After the massacre, we managed to find each other right away.
I heard Ryo and Rika were picked up by human mothers who lost their own children and didn't care whether or not their child was magic or not. So don't worry about Henry since he has survived on his own much longer than the rest of us." Reprimanded Juri.
//I know THAT. It's just that I worry about him. After all, he is the youngest and my boyfriend. Juri can be so unreasonable sometimes! \\
"Thanks a lot, Takato. I should have known to keep my mouth shut!" snapped Juri, "You know, you aren't the only one worried about someone. At least you know Henry is alive! I don't e en know if Ruki is alive!"
I stood, shocked.
//Wow, Juri must be really worried…about Ruki. \\
"Wait a minute. Did you just read my mind?! I thought I told you that you were not allowed to read my mind without my permission! Even Henry isn't allowed to read my mind!" I was now angry. The nerve of her! What we both had said before was now forgotten.
"Yes I did. Who cares!" snapped Juri angrily.
"Guys…" Kenta said, trying to stop us from arguing. Juri and I ignored him
"I care! Why do you always act like a snobby, obnoxious asshole?" I replied heatedly.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME, YOU JERK?" whispered Juri, coldly.
"Snobby. Obnoxious. Ass. Hole.'
"You'll pay for calling me that! Vines! Come to my aid!"
"Oh no you don't! Fire.."
"GUYS!" screamed Kenta and Kazu, "Now is not the time! Humans will notice your power as it calls upon your element!"
Juri and I said nothing. We just stood there, gasping for breath. We did stop our attacks, however. Slowly, ever so slowly, Juri and I calmed won, our previous anger fading.
"Sorry, Juri". I muttered
"Sorry, Takato." She muttered back. Although I was still somewhat frustrated, my previous anger was gone, and now replaced by guilt.
//I shouldn't have blown up at her. It wasn't fair, even if she did read my mind. \\
Juri's POV~
I was so furious at Takato! Was he that ignorant of other peoples pain? I sighed. As much as I knew I shouldn't be angry at him, I couldn't help it. Years of worrying about Ruki and Henry was finally taking its toll on me.
//But you know that Ruki was going to be safe, once you saw her being picked up by Mrs. Makino, didn't you.\\
As I thought longer about Mrs. Makino, I recalled Ruki and I watching her daily. Ruki, Takato, Kenta, Kazu, Ryo, Henry, and I are orphans.
Ruki's parents had been killed, like my parents, during the massacre. That's when we met Mrs. Makino. Kenta's, Kazu's, and Takato's parents were caught and killed after the massacre. Ryo's parents died of toxins that were let out a few years before the massacre.
I smiled bitterly, remembering that that was the cause of many mystics, including my parents, going insane or dying.
Henry, well Henry never knew his parents. Sighing again, I remembered meeting Henry for the first time.
Henry was about five (A/N: in human years), I think, but he already talked and acted older than he really was. Which he was, because he had to fend for himself a few hours after he was born.
//How stupid! They got rid of Henry just because he was different and a half-breed! I see nothing wrong with being a half-breed even if he is half elf and half something. \\
"Juri?" Great. Takato. Just who I wanted to talk to. NOT!
"What is it?" I snapped. Takato flinched.
"I know I already apologized, but I want to apologize again." Takato took a deep breath. "I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that. I should've remembered that you're as worried about Ruki as I am of Henry."
//He looks flustered. \\ I sighed again. I seem to be full of sighs today.
"It's OK, Takato. I shouldn't have yelled like that either. Truce?" I asked, sincerely.
"Truce." Takato smiled. I smiled. Kenta and Kazu smiled. Everybody was happy and serene. (Shadow: ugh, that was too sappy. Me: Shut up, you idiot!) Then we heard the door of the warehouse creak as it was being open. Immediately, the four of us took up defensive stances, ready to take on whoever was coming through the door.
In fact, when the person entered the door, we all attacked him, dead-on. Surprisingly, there were two people. The girl just jumped up and attacked back in a very familiar fighting style. The boy just stood there and in a blink of an eye, a black shimmering shield appeared. All of us, including the girl, slammed into it and was thrown back all the way to the back of the warehouse. When we hit the wall, the wall suddenly bounced us onto our feet and onto the ground.
"That's a nice welcome. I think you know your 'other' attacker." Henry, the boy, said, smiling.
"YOU LAME BRAINS AND GOGGLEHEAD!!! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING!?!" screamed Ruki.
"RUKI!!! IT'S REALLY YOU!!!" I screamed, joyfully.
"Juri? OH MY GOD!!! JURI!!!" Ruki ran to me and swept me into a humongous bear hug.
"Uh, sorry, Ruki. Please have mercy on us!" begged Takato, Kenta, and Kazu fearfully.
"Ruki, please don't hurt them. We do that to all who come!" I pleaded with Ruki, trying to keep her from murdering them.
"Oh, alright. Just because Juri asked me not to." Ruki conceded, reluctantly. I smiled and kissed her. Henry cleared his throat.
"AHHHHH!!!" everybody screamed in surprise and attacked Henry. Without our knowing, Henry had somehow gotten to us while we were talking and being reunited.
"You guys shouldn't let your guard down, you know," said Henry seriously as our attacks just disappeared without him doing anything, "Your enemies can easily hit you while your guard is down. Promise me you'll always keep your guard up. Oh, and when you attack someone who surprises you, don't use your natural power. Use physical force first, then use your power." All of us just gaped at him. We had NEVER seen Henry do that.
"Did you just do that with your mind?" squeaked Takato, surprised. Henry blinked at us and frowned.
"PROMISE ME. Did you not here my question? Yes, I did that with my mind. Oh, I forgot to tell you about that…" Henry blushed in embarrassment. We all stared again. We have never seen Henry blush before.
"Uh, yeah, we promise…" all of us muttered.
"Are you OK?" inquired Takato, worried.
"Hai, I mean yes. I'm fine. I guess I'm just ti…" with that, Henry collapsed. Takato managed to catch him before he hit the ground. Picking him up, Takato's face took on a strange look.
"When was the last time Henry ate something?" asked Takato. The rest of us, excluding Ruki, shrugged.
"YOU DON'T KNOW!?" Ruki yelled, enraged.
"No, why?" Kenta asked. Takato frowned.
"Henry doesn't weigh anything." muttered Takato.
"Huh, he never does." said Kazu, annoyed.
"Kazu!" snapped Ruki, angrily. "How can you be so heartless? I also can't believe you don't know that Henry doesn't eat anything!" Ruki stopped and blinked. Amazingly, a dark red colored spread across her cheeks. "Oops, I wasn't supposed to say that. You didn't hear anything, got it?"
"YES SIR! I MEAN MA'AM! I'M SORRY FOR BEING SO HEARTLESS!" Kazu cried in fear. The rest of us blinked.
"You'd better be." Snapped Ruki. Takato disappeared in a flash of red light. Kazu was looking dejectedly at the ground while Kenta was trying to comfort him. Ruki was standing there, fuming. Curls of blue magic raced along her body, and I knew that she was furious.
"Oh Ruki, don't worry. Henry will be fine." I whispered softly, while rubbing her back gently. Ruki sighed.
"I know that. It's just, he's the youngest so why does he always have to sacrifice things when we're the ones who are supposed to sacrifice to the younger?" Ruki asked, angrily. Now it was MY turn to sigh.
"You know him. Everybody comes before him. Other people welfare is more important than his own. Even human welfare is much more important, whether or not they tried to kill him. Well, he'll be concerned about everybody except the Evils."
"God, he makes me want to smack him sometimes!"
Chuckling softly, I shook my head. "You know you can't. Nobody can…Except for some."
"Grrr, I'll kill those who do."
"Ruki! Stop it! Now is not the time to think of that! Not now, not so soon."
"You're right, I'm sorry."
"He's asleep," Takato said as he came up to stand next to us. "Henry was exhausted. What happened? Oh, and what is that basket for?"
"The basket is food for ALL of us. Henry was attacked by three Evils." Ruki said shortly.
"EVILS!" Takato, Kenta, Kazu, and I gasped.
//Please be joking, Ruki! Then again, she never jokes about something as important as that. Not even Kazu would joke about something like that! \\
"Evils. Low power and low level, but Evils all the same." Ruki scowled, "They attacked Henry because he was on their turf, and now that I think of it, because Henry looked like a fresh piece of meat that they could have 'fun' with".
"Oh God…they didn't do anything, though, right?" Stammered Takato, frightened.
"No, they didn't. Henry put up too good of a fight and I defeated them before they could do anything." Ruki replied, dryly.
"Does Henry know about that? I mean about the Evils?" Kazu asked.
"I'm not sure. I didn't mention it or ask, and he never said a word about it." Ruki suddenly looked worried. "Do you think he knows?"
"Probably…" I replied slowly, "Henry is starting to know things way ahead of time or, I don't know, just by feeling it".
"Let's hope to hell that he doesn't know this yet." Takato said, firmly. "He has enough things to worry about. Let alone this."
"By the way, where's Ryo?" Ruki asked, looking around.
"We don't know, but Henry is looking for him. We think that Ryo lives somewhere near the high school." Kenta replied.
"Looks like that we're all going to be together sooner than we thought possible. I mean, I thought I wouldn't see you guys for another 1000 years or more." Ruki said, smiling.
"Yeah, I agree." Takato laughed.
"Actually, you might see me sooner than you think." A new voice said. Once again, we all turned around and took up defensive positions.
"Oh my freaking' God! Is that really you?" Kazu cried out.
"Yes, it is. Unless you think I'm someone else…," Ryo replied, smiling. "It's good to see you again, especially you, Ice Queen."
"Grr Shove it, ego-boy." Ruki snarled, angrily.
"Feisty as ever. No, really. It's good to see you again. I heard Lee was looking for me." Ryo replied, laughing. Lee was Ryo's nickname for Henry. "Where is Lee?" For the first time, Takato spoke up.
"He's resting. You can talk to him when he's up." Takato said quietly and calmly.
"What happened?" Ryo questioned. We all remained quiet. Ryo looked at all of us with a piercing gaze. "Well?" Takato finally answered.
"He was attacked while foraging for food."
"WHAT? You let him go out all alone!?" Ryo shouted, angry.
"CALM DOWN RYO!!! IT WASN'T MY IDEA! IT WAS HIS!" Takato yelled angrily.
"I suppose you couldn't do anything to stop him."
"You're right. I couldn't. His reasons were that he has done this longer than we have, already knew the place like the back of his hand, he is much more stronger than us, and he also knew where to look."
"Can't argue with that. I'm sorry for yelling at you like that. It's just that I've never had a younger sibling before, and I consider Lee to be my youngest brother. All of you are older than him, that's why. You know how over-protective I can get."
"I'm sorry too. It's just that I'm so worried about him! I didn't realize until today that he hasn't been eating. He's been giving all the food to us! What makes me even more frustrated is that he put a spell over it so it looked like he was eating. God, Henry can be so stubborn, sometimes!"
"Reminds me of someone I know." Ryo replied, smirking. At that comment, all of us, except for Kenta and I, blushed.
"How nice of you to come by, Ryo. Now we can get started." Henry said, amused.
"How long have you been there!?" Ruki asked, startled.
"Hey, Lee. How's it going, 'lil bro?" Ryo asked, grinning.
"Long enough, and fine. Anyway, it's time for me to tell you the reason all of you have been gathered here." Henry said, completely serious and in a way, frightening.
A/N: What will happen next? Stay tuned for the next chapter of The Uprising! Read and Review, people! Shadow: Hn Bet nobody would review this piece of crap.
Angel: Oh, really. You were the one who helped me finish this.
Shadow: ^_^' Uh, READ AND REVIEW!!!
Angel: That's better. ^_^
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