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I don't own Digimon -_- unfortunately
Previously~
If Juri's aura is fading, that means Henry is hurt more than we thought and she's nearing the end of her power resources! What am I going to do!
All of a sudden, Juri's aura disappeared completely, along with Henry's aura. A shocked silence lasted about a second before Rika flew over to Juri's side and picked her up.
"Juri! JURI! Oh, wake up, please! Don't die on me, Juri, you hear? You CAN'T die on me! Please wake up!" Rika cried, tears falling down her face. Mel narrowed her eyes in worry and sympathy as she went to check on Henry.
Hmmm That's funny. I can still feel Henry and Juri's auras but I can't see them…I wonder what's-Oh Seraphymon help us! We have…
Chapter 12~
"…to move away from them! Rika, get away from Juri NOW!" Mel cried, yanking Rika away from Juri's prone body.
"What the hell do you think you're doing, woman? Have you gone mad!?" Kazu angrily asked.
"Shut up and GET DOWN ON THE GROUND!" Mel shouted, going vampiric on him, suddenly. Kazu immediately dropped to the ground, cowering in fear, as everybody else followed suit. A second later, two bursts of light came forth from Henry's and Juri's bodies.
A second later, the light disappeared and revealed Henry and Juri fully healed and fully energized. Henry groaned and slowly opened his eyes.
"Weren't I dead?" Henry asked, looking confused. Juri nodded and moved over to check Henry over.
"Well, not exactly, but almost. Juri healed you. Are you two OK?" Rika asked, concern coloring her voice. Henry nodded.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Henry, you're fine. Just slightly weak." Juri stated, finished checking Henry over. "What do we do now?"
"That's the easy part. We wait for them to come," Mel stated grimly. Henry nodded but didn't say anything. The others looked worried and uneasy.
"Mel, you have some explaining to do. *a casual shrug* Since we have time, you might as well tell us about your past and true self." Rika said, coolly looking at Mel. Mel sighed and lowered her head as she sat on the ground, her back against the wall.
"I might as well. I'm not a Mystic, as you obviously know now. I was, no, AM an Evil. In fact, I was born into one of the most powerful family. My father, he worked under his Eminence (1) himself. My mother, she also worked under the Lord. Actually, to tell the truth, they were a lord and lady in his personal court. That made me a lady too. However, for some reason, I never supported his Eminence. He was so cruel to his subjects, even those who were devoted and loyal to him, like my parents. Whenever anybody did something wrong or didn't agree with his Eminence, they would be put to death. Those in his personal court would be tortured though. My father, he made a mistake once and when he came home, he was confined to bed for several months. His Eminence had hurt him that badly. From then on, I despised his Eminence with a great hatred but I couldn't do anything about it. So I trained.
"I trained hard and long in order to grow more powerful. I had vowed to myself that one day, I would be strong enough to overthrow his Eminence. I was young and foolish at the time and believed I could do that. I was so full of hatred! He murdered all those I cared about, and tortured my family. Whenever I was teased, he would just laugh and encourage my tormentors. You know how I'm a half-breed? Well, he'd use that to his advantage. I was forced to kill for the slimy bastard for his ENTERTAINMENT! I thought that would be the worse he would do to me, but I was wrong. I was very wrong." Mel paused for a while, deep in thought. The others didn't say anything, knowing that Mel wouldn't want to be bothered right now. After a few deep breaths, Mel started her tale once more.
"The last straw came when he tortured and caused my father to be on the brink of death. Why? Because my father talked with a Mystic!" At this, Mel gave a bitter laugh as tears shimmered in her eyes. "And you know what? His Eminence had _ordered_ him to talk with the Mystic and force, encourage , whatever the Mystic to tell about plans of a battle his Eminence has heard! My father found out all the details and everything but guess what? His Eminence wasn't happy with that! Sure, he was glad he had the plans but he wasn't glad that my father, his most trusted and loyal Lord had talked to a Mystic! Therefore, he tortured my father. With that last unforgivable action, I defected to the Mystic's side. My family was horrified to learn that and immediately disowned me. I was hurt but I knew that they still supported me. Then I met Rika and you know the rest." Mel angrily swiped away tears that had fallen and slammed her fist into the ground. "When I get the chance, I am going to kill the bastard!
"You guys probably hate me now. After all, I lied to you and I got you all into this mess…" Mel trailed off, lowering her gaze to the cold stone floor.
"Mel…" Rika whispered, unsure of what to say. Juri moved as if to comfort Mel but stopped. Kenta and Kazu just looked at Mel with sympathy and pity in their eyes. Henry had had his eyes closed throughout the narration and finally opened them. He walked, or glided, over to Mel and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Mel, look at me." Henry quietly urged. Mel closed her eyes and turned her head away from him, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to roll down her face. Henry gently took her chin in his hand and forced her to look at him.
"Mel. We don't care if you were an Evil before. You are Mel and you are our friend. Nothing is going to change that, not even if you decide to turn back to the Evils. Of course, we're hoping you won't but if you do, know that we are still your friends. In addition, we don't hate you, no matter how much you want to believe that fact. Furthermore, it wasn't your fault that we're stuck in a dungeon. It was …his Eminence's fault. Don't forget that when Brian and Bryant showed up, you fought with us instead of against us. That means a lot to us, and it shows that you really are on our side. Besides," Henry said with a small smile, "I'm sure Ryo would still love you even if you were the Eminence of the Evils."
Mel didn't look all too convinced but she smiled at Henry.
"Thank you." Mel whispered. Henry merely smiled and hugged her. He was relieved to see Mel's aura slowly clear up back to it's original dark blue.
"What are we supposed to expect when the Big Cheese himself visits us?" Kazu asked, grinning at Mel. Mel looked worried, however.
"Don't call him that! There's one myth that holds not lies but truth. 'The walls have ears in the darkest of places'. We're in one of the darkest of places. He can hear what you call him!" Mel snapped, her eyes glinting in the glow of their auras. Kazu looked horrified.
"Does that mean he heard everything we were talking about!?" Kazu asked, looking worried. Mel shook her head.
"No, he only knows what we talk about when he asks the walls themselves (I can soo imagine Kenshin going 'Oro?' at this statement). He has to be in the dungeons though, because walls don't gossip. However, if he does ask, you can be sure that the first thing the walls will tell him that you called him the 'Big Cheese'." Mel cautioned, motioning towards the walls. Juri and Rika sweatdropped.
"Um, okay. That's twisted but I believe you." Kazu said, nervously glancing at the walls as though he expected them to attack him at any minute. Henry gave a small laugh but suddenly stiffened. Mel noticed this.
"What's wrong?" Mel asked, eyes darkening with worry.
Henry's far too pale faced turned towards her and uttered two words: "He's coming".
A/N: ^_^ I have 47 reviews! I think… Anyway, review and tell me what you think! Oh, and flame away if you want, I've been needing some fire. It's cold!
Shadow: *snorts* you're _always_ cold.
*scowls* I am not! Anyway, if you don't want to be pink again, you had better watch it!
Henry: Oh, you'll have to worry about much more if you don't stop making me seem like a damsel in distress!
Takato: Oh, I rather like you being the damsel in distress.
Shadow: ¬_¬ Taka, what are you doing here. You didn't even have a part in this fic!
Taka (aka Takato): ^_^ To cheer up Henry, of course! Why else would I be here?
Henry: ^_^ *kisses Takato*
Taka: O.O ^________________________________^
*sweatdrop* um, ok…You two are weird…;_; Hen-rrry! I didn't make you look like a damsel in distress! *sobs* I'm trying my best! *starts crying really loudly*
Henry: O.O Please stop crying! It's giving me a headache!
*Continues to cry*
Henry: OK! You didn't make me seem like a damsel in distress! In fact, I was great! Please stop crying! *is begging on hands and knees* Taka, help me!
Taka: ^_____________________________^
Henry: Shadow?
Shadow: zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ zZzZzZ
R-really? I made you a good character? *hopeful look*
Henry: *desperate look* Yes! Now please stop crying!
u.u *sniffles* ok Now for responses to my wonderful reviewers! ^___________^
Henry: *sweatdrop* mood swings…she must be PMSing…
*glare* Watch it, buddy.
Henry: ^_^' I'm cool…
Mel: 3am…you are insane…and lucky. My parents would kill me if I were up that late on the computer.
Henrika: ^_^ Thanx, I know how much you like Henrika…this fic actually started out to be a Henrika but I couldn't get the fluff bunnies out of my head so I changed it. Sorry about that… You have my permission to change this into a Henrika though.
kat/jen insane: o.O I never thought anybody could like my story that much, but thanx! ^_^ awww, don't cry! You'll make me cry too…;_; Henry: kat has a point you know, you nearly did kill me in your fic!
Eheheheheh…but you're not dead so everything's all right in the world!
Henry: -_-'
crisp-pa: Thanx I now know for sure what a muse is ^_^ My muse is Shadow-he's so mean sometimes! O.O *runs away from an angry Shadow*
I hope I didn't forget any of you! ^_^' Sorry if I did, but I'm trying to get chapters up asap, but I'm sick right now, so my brain's kind of muddled…
Now, on to notes and stuff!
I can't remember what I called the big Evil dude and I'm too lazy to check my other chapters so he is now called "Eminence". *shrugs* Don't ask me why, I was just watching Fushigi Yuugi! ^_^ Man, I LOVE that show-actually, the graphic novel's better. Still, I prefer Yuyu Hakusho…*hugs Hiei plushie* Hiei is sooo kawaii!
Hiei: hn…baka female
O.O Hiei-chan! *glomps Hiei* ^_____________^
Hiei: O.O urgh…
Bye bye! Is still hugging Hiei. ^____________^
Hiei: Can't-breathe! *is turning purple*
READ AND REVIEW, PLEASE!