Okay, okay, I know it's been forever. I've been battling the menace known as Writer's Block. Sorry for the wait.
Rei slowly walked down the wet street. Hours had passed since he had stepped out the door, abandoning the safe shelter of his friends. Rei stopped. He had been walking for hours, never stopping. Where do I go? I just left, without even thinking about where I'm supposed to go. Rei clenched his fists. "What do I do now? I don't even know where the holder of the Elixir is," he said angrily. "Then you should just give up." A cold blade was pressed against Rei's neck. A cold hand reached around and twisted his arm behind him. Rei cried out. The blade cut even farther into his neck. Rei pulled against the Splainchild's grip. "You just won't learn, will you?" the figure seethed. Rei struggled to breathe. His vision was getting blurry. Rei felt like his chest was going to explode. Focusing on trying to get away from the Splainchild, Rei saw a flash of silver. The air seemed to split. The Splainchild gasped and its grip loosened. Rei fell down, breathing in the sweet air. Rei turned around. He stood up and leaned cautiously over the Splainchild's body. A small silver blade was embedded in its neck. Rei's heartbeat quickened. He slowly glanced toward the houses that lay dormant behind him. "Are you okay?" Rei jumped. A thin girl had walked out of the shadows. Rei stared at her, eyes narrowed. She waved her hand. "Don't worry. I was the one who shot him." She fingered the thin shuriken she held and winked. Rei blinked, fazed by her sudden cheerfulness. The girl glanced at him, absent-mindedly fiddling with the shuriken. She closed her deep blue eyes, then quickly opened them again. "Uh oh, I was supposed to find Rivan!" She turned around and ran towards the end of the street. Rei watched her run. She turned and Rei saw a long scarlet tail waving behind her. Rei blinked in surprise. The girl returned a few minutes later, followed by a young man no older than sixteen. "This is Rivan," she said, out of breath. Rivan looked Rei over, then held out his hand. Rei reluctantly shook it. The girl stepped up to Rei. "I haven't introduced myself yet." She held out her gloved hand. "I'm Yuri!" Rei smiled and shook her hand. "I'm Rei." Yuri beamed. "Nice to meet you!" Rivan tapped her on the shoulder. "What happened?" he asked, pointing towards the downed Splainchild. Rei stared at it, suddenly remembering the encounter. "It snuck up behind Rei and strangled him." She added smugly, "I took it out." Rivan raised his eyebrows in surprise. "You killed it?" Yuri crossed her arms. "Of course not! I put it to sleep." Rei turned quickly. "It's only asleep? Why didn't you kill it!" Yuri stared at Rei. "You must be new to this. Splainchildren can't be killed that easily." "You aren't a Sentinel, are you?" Rivan asked. "A Sentinel?" Rei questioned, confused. "A Sentinel is a person who protects another being or habitat from the Splainchildren," Rivan explained matter-of-factly. "Yuri and I are Sentinī." Yuri clapped her hands. "Okay, now that Rivan-sama here is finished with his long-winded explanation,(Rivan glared at her) let's get going!" Rivan turned and started walking towards the outskirts of the city. Rei sat still on the ground. Yuri stopped, turned around, and held her hand out to Rei. "You coming?" Rei blinked, then smiled. Taking her hand, he followed Rivan through the dark night.
Hope you didn't die from Deception revival. Anyway, please r&r. Once again, sorry! Shadow