A/N: Bonjour! Bonjour! I hope you find this chapter much better than the last one. The last one was horrible, wasn't it. I also think I spelled Ryo's last name wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Shadow: Even I think it was horrible.

Me: *roll eyes* Yeah, whatever. Thank you for the reviews! Please! I need more reviews!

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Kathleen: *winces* Glad you're still here then. Really? You'll beta my stories? I'd love that! First of all, I need to know what that is, though…I have absolutely no experience with computers…sort of… Well, if it's good, then go ahead and do it. ^_^

Mel: Actually, FF.net did post up your review. *grimaces* I know Chapter 4 sucked. I had momentary idea lapse. @_@ Say what? OK, nvm then. ^_- I hope you like what I write for this chapter! Oh, and I'm sorry if I make you somewhat OOC from what you told me about your personality.

Chapter 5: Ryo's POV~

"Nice place, Rika." I gave a start, "I thought you said that this place would be deserted."

"I did." Rika snapped, scowling.

"Then who is that girl over there?"

"What girl?"

"That girl. You know, standing by that shelter thing."

"I don't know. She looks kind of familiar though…" Rika's brow furrowed in thought.

"Well?"

"Shut up, Akiyama!"

"Rika? Ryo? Is that really you?" questioned the mysterious girl walking up to them.

"Mel! It's so nice to see you again! I thought you had died! Where have you been for all these years? What happened? Are you OK?" Rika virtually screamed all of that. I just stared at Rika and Mel, open-mouthed.

//Wow, I never thought I would see Rika like this. I can't believe Mel is still alive! Hey, she's looking good! What am I thinking of? \\

"Woah, Rika. Slow down. It's nice to see you again, too! Obviously, I'm not dead, but look who's talking? I thought YOU were dead! I was picked up by a human mother, Mrs. Miyakai. She's really nice. How about you? Nothing happened, parents were killed, like yours were. What happened happened to you? Yes, I'm fine. How about you? What's up with you, Ryo?" Mel asked, smiling at me. I nearly melted at her smile.

//What is up with me?! \\

"Oh nothing much happened. Same story as you though, except picked up by Mrs. Makino instead." Rika said, smiling fondly. I was still staring at Mel and almost forgot that it was my turn to speak.

"Uh I was uh, picked up by, uh Mr. Akiyama, and uh I was uh wandering around for uh uh several days before I uh fell in front of uh my adoptive father's feet. It was extremely embarrassing, I assure you." I blushed, feeling awkward. Mel smirked, this time.

//Why am I feeling like this? It's not because of Mel, is it? \\ Thinking back, I remembered spending practically every single day with Mel. We had been best of friends since we were born. Then I met Rika and I introduced Mel to Rika. They got along quickly, unlike me. Rika and I were always arguing. Mel and I had never argued… I nearly gasped in shock at the realization. I had been in love with Mel for all my life, although I had hit on Rika instead.

"Aww, is widdle Ryo becoming forgetful? Or is he becoming a widdle old senile man?" Mel asked, smirking. My face grew hot and this time, I had no trouble with words.

"Of course not! I'm Ryo, the great warlock of Wind and Lightning! Protector of all Mystics! Dream of all females!" At that I stopped. Then I blushed. Kazu started laughing, and then Mel, Rika, Kenta, Juri, Takato, and finally, Henry. I glared at each of them.

"It's true! OK, maybe not the 'dream of all females' part, but still." I said, glaring at them. Henry was the first to sober up, but he still looked like as if he was trying hard not to laugh. Kazu, of course, was the last person to sober up.

"Well, it's great seeing you two again, especially you, Ryo. Of course you too, Rika, but you know how it is. I've known Ryo for my whole life, but I've only known you for several years…I'm making this worse, aren't I?" Mel said blushing.

//Wow, Mel looks cute when blushing… \\

Rika actually laughed at that. Then she shook her head and said, "No, it's OK. I understand the feeling."

"Great. Now, are you going to introduce me to your friends or not? I already know Juri, sort of and I met your friends once, but I don't know them really well. Have you two been treating each other nicely, I mean Juri and Rika, of course." Mel asked pointedly. Juri blushed and nodded.

"Um, the guy with the visor is Kazu, the one with glasses is Kenta, the one with goggles is Takato, and um the one with silver eyes is Henry," I replied pointing to each of them in turn. "This knuckleheaded doofus here is Mel. Mel, guys. Guys, Mel." I smirked, knowing that what I just said would get a rise out of Mel.

"Why you! Grrr, if I didn't want to make myself look like a fool, I'd kill your right here, right now." Mel said, snarling. Henry looked alarmed.

"Woah, take it easy! I'm sure Ryo didn't mean anything by that. I have some questions of my own, by the way. You don't have to answer if you don't want to. My first question would be, what kind of witch/vampire are you? I can sense your power and what you are, but I can't tell what you are since you hide it so well." Henry said, looking curious. Mel blinked and stared at him. She had gone deathly pale.

//Figures. Mel is so used to having nobody know what or who she is. Henry must have really surprised her. \\

"How-how'd you know? Nobody knew, not even Ryo and Rika until I told them! Also, how could you sense that? I thought you were completely human!" Mel replied, shakily. Henry blushed and looked at the ground.

"I'm sorry. If I had known you weren't used to having someone know, I wouldn't have said anything. No, I'm not human. Quite the opposite, actually. I'm a half-breed, actually. Sort of…not really…forget it. To answer your questions, I'm an elf and I just happen to excel in telekinesis and sensory kind of stuff…yeah…" Henry stammered, looking worried. The rest of us face-faulted and stared at Henry. What in the world was he talking about? Unless he was one of those…(A/N: i.e: complete witch and complete faerie. Does that make any sense? I suppose not…)

"Right. What-freakin-ever. Well, to answer your question, my elements, or powers, or whatever are ice/wind and you're right. I was born a vampire on the dark side but since I'm part witch, I don't need to drink blood. My abilities include shapeshifting, calling snakes made out of ice to help me, and calling down blizzards. Why?"

"Would you like to be apart of our group? I could tell you what you need to work on, if that's OK with you. Yes, I know I haven't seen you battle before, but still. I know what you need to work on." Henry had said that gently but when he told her that he knew what she needed to work on, both him and Mel looked surprised.

"You do?"

"Um, yeah, apparently."

"Then yes, I'd love to be apart of your group but you need to tell me what I need to work on."

"Great! Well, you need to master you shapeshifting abilities and your blizzard one can be stronger. Everything else is fine, though. If you need help on shapeshifting, come to me or go to Rika for the ice techniques and to find out some water techniques you can learn, if you want to that is."

"Cool, thanks. Where do we train and when do we start?"

"OK, everybody listen up," Henry looked around and realized that everybody had been listening from the start, "uh, okay…Those of you who have parents need to tell them that you won't be with them for several months. You also want to tell them the truth. Trust me, they'll be OK with it. After all, they should be if they truly love you. Then we'll meet in the old warehouse down by the lake tomorrow morning. Bring extra clothing, supplies and food if you feel the need. However, you don't have to. Everybody got that? Great. Now, all of us need some rest. I suggest getting a good rest and telling your parents the truth and be ready for tomorrow."

"Yes SIR!" we all shouted, saluting to Henry. Henry laughed but then quickly turned and left.

"Wait! Henry, where are you going?" Takato shouted, surprised. Henry merely flapped a hand behind him and didn't answer. He just suddenly disappeared into thin air. Takato growled and angrily blasted a hole into the ground.

"Not AGAIN!" Takato shouted. Juri shook her head and immediately repaired the hole.

"Takato, he'll be OK." Juri said laying a hand on his arm. Takato calmed down. The rest of us, excluding Kazu and Kenta looked confused.

"What just happened? Where's Henry? How did he do that?" Mel asked, surprised and worried. Takato snarled, furious.

"He teleported away somewhere and he did that using his mind. He learned how to do that when he was young. Then again, he learned virtually everything when he was younger. Damn parents." Takato muttered, furious still.

"What? OK, if I'm going to be staying with you guys. I want you to tell me everything." Mel said sternly. I gulped.

"Everything?" I asked.

"EVERYTHING." Mel replied.

"Alright then." I replied.

Mel's POV~

It was so great seeing Rika again! Even better seeing Ryo.

//Oh my god. Ryo looks even better than last time! I can't believe I still have a crush on him! Wait, can I be in love with him? After all, I bet no one has ever had a crush for several hundred years… \\

Now, I was going to find out the pasts of my group members. This had better be good, or else someone is going to be running home crying.

"First, I'll tell you about my past," Juri said, taking a deep breath, "I was born in Shinjuku, on February 14, 15000 years ago. I had a loving family. A happy family, but all that changed when my mother died. My father remarried but I never gave her a chance. I missed my mother so much that my stepmother was more of an enemy, trying to take my mother's place. All too late did I realize that my stepmother wasn't trying to take my mother's place. She never could. She didn't want to. She wanted to be my friend and mother. Her own kind of mother. My brother was too young when my mother died. He didn't understand what was happening so he immediately took to my step-mother. Like I said, I never got along with her. I barely got along with my own father, in fact.

"That all changed when the first attack hit our home. You remember, right? When the humans put toxins and deadly gases into our environment. My parents were affected. I was affected too, but not as bad as my parents and brother. However, my stepmother didn't let her illness stop her. She was always up and about, taking care of my brother and I. Slowly, under my stepmother's care, we healed, as did my dad. That still didn't change me. Sure, I got along much better with her after that, but I still never saw her as a mother. She was still my enemy.

"Then came the second attack. Everybody was affected. My mom was affected the most. Once again, that didn't stop her from taking care of my father, my brother, and I. After that, I finally saw my stepmother as my new mother. She never tried to take my mother's place. However, she was just as good as a mom. I began loving her like I loved my mother. Then they my brother died in the third attack. I survived because I wasn't affected. Naturally, I was devastated. Of course, I had met Rika a little while after the first attack. We began dating after a couple of years, and now, we're soulmates.

"Then came the Massacre. My parents died in the Massacre. Afterwards, I found Takato, Kenta, and Kazu. A little while on, the four of us seperated to find food and you guys. However, each of us were picked up by different humans. I was picked up by Mr. Katou. Once more, I have a loving family, even with a brother." Juri finished, smiling. I grinned at her.

"Sounds like my life. Except I had a younger sister instead. Now you know of my past. It's the same as Juri's, although with a little sister instead." I said, proudly. "Oh except for the last part. Like Rika and Ryo, I was immediately picked up by the Miyakai's."

"My turn," Kazu announced. I rolled my eyes. This was going to be fun.

"Nothing much, actually. I could tell you both mine and Kenta's past at the same time. Lesse, Kenta and I have known each other since we were born, we started dating after the first attack, parents died during the Massacre, led a happy life up till the attacks, but nothing bad happened to us during those attacks." Kazu finished, grinning proudly. Kenta blushed at his love's behavior. My mouth dropped open. For someone who was as long-winded as Kazu, that was surprisingly brief. Not that I wasn't glad about that, of course.

"Uh, okay then. Who's next?" I questioned, still shocked. Nobody said anything for a few minutes. They were as shocked as I was.

"Oh, um, I"ll go…" Takato muttered, "Let's see, nothing much. Great life, up till attacks. Parents killed in Massacre, met Henry after the third attack. Met everyone else at the same time right after the first attack. Same story as Juri after the Massacre except picked up by the Matsuda's who have been wanting a child for quite some time now." Takato shrugged. This time I wasn't quite as shocked. I merely nodded. Now I get to hear Henry's past. I already knew what happened to Rika and Ryo, so I didn't need to hear their stories. Henry's, I wanted to hear.

"There's nothing much to tell about me, really. Never knew my parents as I was abandoned when I was merely a few hours old. Killed my first Evil when I was one day old. Mastered everything but a few when I was 1000. Taken into a family once, but left, after learning they only took me in for their own purposes. Wasn't affected during the attacks and met Takato when I was 5000 and was left fending for myself once again for 1000 years after the Massacre." Henry finished quietly. I was numb with surprise. Henry, this gentle seeming Mystic had been killing since he was one day old? Looking around, I noticed that the others were surprised too. Then I knew that they hadn't known all of that. I wondered what had made Henry tell everything, well, almost everything, I think, to us now. Takato gently pulled Henry into his arms and sat down, with Henry in his lap. Everybody else sat down too, with Rika gently stoking Juri's hand absent-mindedly.

"That's dark, real dark." I muttered, unconsciously looking at Ryo. Ryo met my gaze and held it for a few seconds. Henry gave me a wry grin and shook his head.

"Come on, it's late and oh…All of you told your parents that you would be going to a sleepover, right?" Henry asked, looking at Rika, Ryo, and I. Rika, Ryo, and I looked at each other. Then we looked back at Henry.

"Yep!" we shouted, laughing.

"Ah well, I told my family that because my brother was annoying me and I wanted out of the house until tomorrow. Like my reason?" I asked, childishly. Everybody rolled their eyes.

"Sure. Then tell your parents the truth tomorrow. We won't begin training unless you do." Henry replied, strictly. Rika and I rolled our eyes while Ryo shook his head. However, we agreed to Henry's term. I mean, what else could we do? Then it suddenly hit me. I had just told a group of people I barely knew what I was and who I was! I don't usually do that, so I must really trust them, even though I barely know them…I like that.

Looking around at my new friends and I suppose, family, I saw Ryo looking at me. When he saw that I had seen him look at me, he blushed and turned away.

//I wonder why he was looking at me…Could he possibly like me? \\ I shook my head. No way in hell would that ever be possible.

"Henry, who was that family who took you in?" Takato asked, hugging Henry. Henry squirmed in his grasp, blushing. Everybody grinned.

"Their name was Murako. I'm sure you've heard of them." Henry replied no longer blushing. Instead, a dark look appeared in his eyes but then disappeared just as quickly.

"Them? The whole family turned into Evils after that boy ran away from them! Oh. You were that boy, weren't you." Takato said, his eyes growing wide. Henry nodded slowly.

"Err, what did they want you to do if you don't mind me asking?"

"Takato, you're too curious for your own good sometimes. What they wanted from me and what they did to me is of no importance right now. You just need to know that whatever they did is in the past and that they are still alive. Okay?" Henry all but snapped at Takato, pulling himself out of Takato's grasp.

"I'm sorry! I didn't know it was going to be such a touchy subject!"

"I'm sorry. I'm just kind of tense right now. There I go again. Ruining an apology with an excuse."

"Uh, guys? I don't meant to interrupt your lovers' feud right now, but I'm really tired, I heard what I wanted to hear, and I want to go to sleep!" I said, cutting into their argument/apology.

"Right. Everybody back to the warehouse for a good nights…errr morning's sleep. Right, uh, let's just go." Kazu mumbled, finally speaking up. I shook my head and walked off towards the warehouse right next to Ryo.

Rika's POV~

As we walked back towards the warehouse, I looked back at Mel and Ryo. I grinned, seeing their hands intertwined with the each other. Amused, I noticed that they didn't even realize that their hands were intertwined and that Mel was resting her head against Ryo's shoulder. They looked great together. I wonder when will they realize that the two of them like each other? I can't wait to find out what will happen when they come to realize their love for each other.

A/N: I hope you liked it! I know, it's not as long as I planned. Chapter 6 is going to come out soon! Please R&R!

Shadow: Don't forget to brush your teeth really well after eating all that candy.

Party-pooper. You eat candy don't you?

Shadow: Yes, however, my dental hygiene is much better than yours.

Give me a break. I have perfectly fine dental hygiene. Now, shut up, go away, and let me eat my candy in peace. R&R, peoples! Oh, and thank you to all my faithful reviewers!