Fallen
Chapter 8: Selfish
By: Blind Dark Fate
"I sometimes feel so helpless, but also selfish at the same time."

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He ran through the streets, dodging the blasts coming from the two flying figures above. Looking above him, he saw two girls, about the same age as he was. One had light brown hair, up in a side half ponytail. The other girl, who was taller than the other, had fiery red hair up in a high ponytail. The two girls were wearing tight black clothes, and were throwing blasts of power from the palms of their hands.

"You can't run forever, little boy!" One taunted.

"Yeah! Where's your little boyfriend, huh?"

The raven-haired boy jumped away as a blast nearly hit him. He turned a corner, and closed his eyes. There was an adrenaline rush coursing through him, and he felt his legs carry him off. 'I can't always rely on Takuya. He's done already a lot to save the whole world.' The boy looked up at the black-scarred sky, and bit his lower lip. "This will distract these two to get them away from Takuya for a while." Not looking where he was going, letting his instinct lead him, he tripped, and fell to the ground. He could hear the mocking laughs of the harpies above him.

"So, tell me Ruki, shall we kill him right here and now, so that he's out of our way from taking that Tenshi?" The one with light brown hair spoke.

"Why? We could use him to get to that bothersome 'angel'. Don't you think that's a better idea, Juri?" The one with ginger hair said. They looked at one another, and smirked. They slowly descended down to the raven-haired boy. Kouji growled in frustration. 'Damnit… I'm so careless!'

Suddenly the two screeched in pain, as a blast from behind hit them away from the boy on the ground. When Kouji looked up, he saw the recognizable umber haired boy landing in front of him. A pair of white wings folded behind him. "Are you okay, Kouji?" The said boy got up, and dusted himself. He looked ahead and saw the two girls slowly sitting up, with smoke rising around them.

"Sorry… I kind of tripped." The older boy said a bit ashamed.

Takuya chuckled. "It's not your fault." He said softly. Then he turned his head and narrowed his eyes at the giggling enemies. He let out his arm to keep back the elder boy.

"My, you're such a cutie." The one named Juri sat up, and smirked at the umber haired boy. "You're such a hero… but…" The girl stood up, helping her partner up as well. "It's getting too old." The girl charged towards the winged-boy, with her nails glowing an odd color.

Takuya quickly dodged, and nearly got scratched by Ruki. Takuya took Kouji from under his arms, and flew away as quickly as he could. When he got away from a safe distance, he placed the boy down, and looked around for his pursuers. "Listen to me, Kouji… please hide in a safe distance. I don't want you to get hurt, okay?" The boy frowned a bit. 'This is why I don't let anyone close… they've already thought of using the ones close to me…' He looked into the boy's sapphire eyes, seeing the hesitance. The raven-haired boy nodded, and ran to a safe distance.

The umber haired boy turned around in time to dodge blasts of power aimed at him. The two girls landed on to the rooftop, and charged at him with their glowing nails. Takuya turned away slightly, but miscalculated his judgment, and got scratched on his shoulder by the smirking Ruki. The boy jumped away, and landed on to the other rooftop of the nearby building. He threw his hand to the side, and summoned his sword in time to strike the girls away from him. The two hissed in pain, but charged at him again. Takuya jumped into the air, and aimed his hand towards his enemies, and blasted his own power upon the two. A cloud of smoke streamed up, and Takuya narrowed his eyes in concentration. 'They're tough, I'll admit. They're faster than I thought, but they're not that strong with force.'

Takuya widened his eyes, and turned around too late. He was struck on his shoulder, and was sent sailing down to the grounds of the streets. There was giggling from above. "What's the matter, Tenshi? Too strong for you?" Ruki taunted above. She had her arms crossed, looking down to the ground. Behind her was Juri, with an arm leaning against her shoulder casually.

The two saw a blast of power coming up towards them, and they were too slow to react. The bolt of power hit them, sending them to crash into solid ground. Takuya flew up to the sky, flapping his wings, almost in a staggering way. He let go of his bleeding shoulder, and wiped the trail of blood from the side of his mouth. With his other hand, he clutched to his sword. Seeing movement, he lifted his hand above him, and summoned his energy. Then he released it and sent it down to the ground. He heard a shriek of pain, but then he was knocked on his back, sending him to crash on to one of the rooftop buildings.

"You can't get rid of us that easily, Tenshi." Sneered Juri, landing on the same rooftop where Takuya crashed. The girl walked her way towards him, her heels clicking on the ground. The girl lifted her hand, and a ball of black energy formed, floating above her palm.

Takuya sat up, coughing roughly. He wiped his mouth from the foul taste, and his vision was blurring slightly. 'I misjudged them… how is it they can do this? Am I… getting weaker?'

Juri stood above him, glaring with blank eyes. In her hand was the black ball of power. "Die." She hissed. She pulled her hand back, holding the ball, just to release it towards him.

"NO TAKUYA!"

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Kouji

Many weeks has passed after that confession I made to Takuya. Though we are together, I can't ever change him. He still is his quiet and timid self, but that's what love about him. What I admire most is his strong sense of determination, though his is modest. There's something in him that makes him almost invisible, but yet vulnerable to pain. He tries so hard to ignore it all, but I can see it in him that he is hurting so much. I know that he never wanted people to be close to him, and I learned why. Yes, I already knew that his father and brother died. But that was the trigger to his powers. Their loss had given him the power to be that Tenshi all the creatures look up to. He is the one that was chosen by the Goddess. His first encounter with those fiends, the day that the sky broke, killed his family right before his eyes. Then this power surged through him, changing the world.

I want so much to just hold him, protect him, to make all his sorrows and pains to just go away. I want this all to be a dream for the both of us, and when we wake, it would just be the two of us, being happy and safe. I want to take away everything… I want to be there always. But I know that he is stronger, and much more experienced than me. I sometimes feel so helpless, but also selfish at the same time. Sometimes I wondered… what would happen if this whole ordeal didn't come true? Would I still have met this boy, and that we would have ended up together? Does he regret being chosen? Does he regret in letting me enter his life?

Do I regret entering his, now putting me life in danger?

Never. And I won't let him ever go.

I don't know what happened that day when Takuya was fighting his many battles with the pair of heinous wenches. Truthfully, I really despise them, and they are very annoying in our school. They bother Takuya every minute of the day. Izumi agrees with me that they are infuriating, and the blonde wouldn't miss a chance to sneer side remarks at them. I find it amusing, really.

When I saw Takuya loosing consciousness, and that the Juri girl was about to nook him, I just got scared, angered all these bunch of emotions put into one, and just let it all out. The next thing I knew, I was standing before Takuya, and watching as Juri was shrieking in pain. She was backing away, like I'm some kind of disease. The girl flew away in great fear, and I saw Ruki following behind her.

I blinked my eyes in confusion, not really knowing what I did. But then my attention immediately fell to the boy behind me. I knelt down beside him, and carried his head close to me. I shifted the boy slightly, and stood up with his arm draped over my shoulders, supporting him. Takuya chuckled lightly, but then coughed violently, as blood spattered to the ground. I looked at him in concern, but the boy smiled at me weakly.

"Let's go home…" His voice was barely in a whisper. I nodded and squeezed him gently. Then the portal to the Dream World appeared, and we stepped through it. We were back to the world that seemed livelier. The sun was nearly setting, and the streetlamps were already lighted for the night. We carefully made our way towards the boy's home.

"It's okay Kouji. I can handle myself from here." Takuya was pushing himself away, trying to prove that he could manage on his own. I looked at him skeptically. He stood up straighter, and smiled at him gently. "I'll be okay, I promise." He said in his soft tone.

I sighed in defeat, and cupped my hands to the side of his face. I brought our foreheads together, and I let this moment run through my head. "I know… but tell me if there is anything wrong, okay?" I felt his head nod, and I smiled to myself. Suddenly I opened my eyes in surprise, feeling a peck on my nose. I looked at Takuya who was blushing as his bashful action. He placed his hands over mine, and pulled them away from his face. He squeezed my hand, and walked away towards his home.

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The raven-haired boy glanced at the empty seat in the lone corner, and he became really worried. The boy wasn't paying attention to his surroundings, not seeing that his twin brother and the blonde sat down in their seats next to him. "Hm… I wonder where Takuya is? He might come late… or he might be sick?" Izumi spoke, causing Kouji to look at the girl.

"Do you know if Takuya is alright?" Kouichi asked his younger brother. Kouji responded with the shrug of his shoulders. 'Honestly… I don't…' he thought frowning.

Suddenly the boy had a strange feeling, and he looked up to see the four latest students walked into the classroom. He narrowed his eyes at the two girls that were smirking at him. "Gods, I hate those two!" Izumi growled. "Look at them, they think they are everything, and they're worse than those cheerleaders and preppy rich kids!" Kouichi sighed. Then the bell rang, and the teacher entered her classroom, smiling at them.

It was lunch, and Kouji and Kouichi were leaning against the lockers, waiting for their blonde friend to come. She told them to wait for her so that they could walk to their table together. She was talking to the teacher inside about something Kouji didn't really pay attention to.

"It is sad Takuya isn't here." The boy with long raven hair turned to his twin brother. "Are you going to visit him today?" He raised a brow, smiling at Kouji. The younger twin nodded, not hiding his feelings. Kouichi smiled widely. "Is it okay if we tag along? We'd like to see if he's okay as well." He suggested to their little group of friends.

"I guess." Kouji shrugged. 'I'm worried that he's gotten really hurt from that battle last night…'

"Well, well, if it isn't the little boy." Both boys looked up and saw the recognizable Ruki and Juri. Kouji glared at them, and growled.

"What do you want?"

Juri held up her hands in defense. "You don't have to bite!"

"Just wondering where you're little boyfriend is at," Ruki said casually.

Kouji glared harder at them, and Kouichi blinked his eyes with question. Then the older girl placed her hands on the side of Kouji's head, and leaned close to him, mere inches from his face. "You just don't know what we're capable of. One mere scratch from us could instantly kill our victims in just a few hours." She trailed a finger from his cheek to his lower chin. Kouji could feel the long nail, nearly scratching his skin. Ruki backed away and giggled.

"What the hell do you two want?"

They turned their heads to find a fuming blonde girl in a short distance. Izumi stomped her way towards them. "Get away from them, you witches!" She sneered.

"Gladly… you little whore." Juri smirked, as she and Ruki were walking away.

"WHORE?" Then the girl did the unthinkable, and shocked the two brothers. She grabbed Juri by the shoulder, and spun her around to face her. Then out of nowhere, the girl punched, no not slap, but punched her on the face. "Ha! Who's the whore now, B----?"

Ruki got angered, and was about to grab the blonde, but Kouji grabbed the girl from behind to restrain her from hurting his friend. Kouichi took hold of Izumi, growling in great anger. "Please, Izumi, calm down!"

"Calm down?" She shouted hysterically. "These two has been on my case, and even worse, Takuya's! No should ever hurt that boy, because they don't understand what he's been through! No one can ever understand, not even his closest friends! And it angers me more, is that I can't do anything to his problems he tires to ignore!" she shouted.

Kouji's eyes widened at the girl's words. 'She… she feels the same way I do… Do the others feel that way too?' He looked up and saw the streaming tears falling from her angered expression. Kouichi loosened his hold on her, and frowned as well. "I… feel the same way, Izumi, but… we can't always be there to protect him. We can't take whatever sorrow he has… and you know that." The older twin whispered softly. "He needs to face them on his own, and all we could do, is support him." By now, Kouji already let go of the red haired girl, and found himself next to his friends.

"How touching…but you don't know the half of it." They all turned their heads to see Juri standing up, with the support of the red haired girl. The brunette wiped the trail of blood from her lips, and smirked in amusement. "You guys are just in our way in our mission…"

"Mission?" Kouichi questioned. Kouji was in a defensive stance, not liking on where this conversation was going. Izumi was clutching her hands into a tight fist, growling at the two girls.

Juri smirked. "To get rid of that bothersome Angel and take charge on this world." Izumi and Kouichi blinked in confusion, but Kouji froze in place. There was this dark presence swirling from behind the girls, and it over took their surroundings. Kouji gasped as he realized that they were now in the Real World. 'No…'

Izumi and Kouichi backed up close together, not recognizing their dark surroundings. Kouji knew that they were still at school, but the real one. The halls were darkened, with only a few lights lighted in an eerie green glow. He narrowed his eyes at them, and moved in front of his two frightened and confused friends. "Why did you take them here?" He growled.

"To let them learn the truth of this Real World." Juri said in a low and almost deadly tone. Ruki smirked at her idea.

Kouji lifted his hands up in a defense position, ready to protect his friends. "They can't be here."

Ruki grunted and placed a hand on her hip. "They have every right to, because they aren't connected to the Juggernaut." This puzzled the two oblivious people. "So, why not you three be good citizens and sleep like most of the population. You'll be safe and not bothered with those Fiends hanging around."

Izumi tugged on Kouji's sleeve. "W-what are they talking about?" Her voice was small, no longer dipped with that anger she had a moment ago.

"I-I can't tell you… not now." He said, getting fidgety. The two girls narrowed their eyes, and charged against the boy. Kouji acted quickly, and pushed his friends out of the way and dodged their attack. Then he turned around, with his concentrated energy on the two sabers of light in his hands. 'I don't know if I can stand up to them… but I need to figure a way to send Kouichi and Izumi back to the Dream World.'

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Chocolate brown eyes snapped open, with one eyes fazing to a silver color. Takuya sat up and gasped for air. 'Not good… Kouji and two others are at the Real World.' He pulled back his blankets and held on to his head. His vision was blurring, and his head was spinning. 'No… I have to help them…'

The door to his room opened, and the boy heard a gasp. Takuya blinked his eyes open to find himself back in his bed, and seeing his sister, Hikari, pulling back the blankets to his chin. "What are you doing?" The brunette scolded. "You're still very sick, and your fever hasn't gone down. Please stay in bed, so that you'll be healed and better hopefully tomorrow." The older girl brushed away the boy's bangs from his wet forehead.

"N-no… I have to…" The boy was going to sit up again, but Hikari pushed him back down.

"No!" The girl nearly yelled. She looked down at her brother with s stern look. Takuya rarely sees his sister mad and he felt guilty. "You can't go out! You'll… you'll get hurt!" Tears were threatening to spill from the girl's eyes, and Takuya didn't understand. "Last night… I thought… I thought you were going to…" her knees buckled under her, and she fell to the ground, beside the boy's bedside. She cried, with her head being covered by her arms, and her shoulders were trembling terribly. "I know you don't want to tell me the real truth… but you have to understand… there are many who care for you dearly Takuya… please understand that." She looked up, tears falling from her umber brown eyes. "Something is going on, and it's surreal. Sure I may not understand, but I'll believe you… Takuya…"

She felt and cold hand placed on top of hers. She looked down at it, and saw Takuya's pale and shaky hand squeeze it tenderly. "…I…I'm sorry… but I can't tell you… it's not the time…" His voice croaked. He sat up, coughing violently. He pulled away and saw on his hands specks of crimson colors. Hikari gasped. The boy looked at his shoulder, and saw it bleeding profusely.

Takuya frowned, and got out of his bed, even through Hikari's protests. She was staring at the smaller boy's back. "Just understand this, Hikari… I do love you, and the things I do… is out of protecting those I love…" The girl's eyes widened in shock as a golden line appeared before the boy. He glanced behind and smiled softly at her. Hikari was in awe, seeing a faint outline of wings behind his back, as he made his way into that light. Before she knew it, her stepbrother was gone.

The girl collapsed to the ground, hugging herself tightly. Tears were falling freely from her eyes. "Please be okay Takuya… please don't die…"

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Kouji was thrown to the ground, and dust flew up.

"No, Kouji!" Izumi screamed in fear for his friend. Kouichi and Izumi were watching out from the broken windows of the halls, inside the school building. Kouji, Ruki and Juri were now battling outside on the school grounds. Though they may not fully understand anything, the two were starting to get a sinking feeling of what things were.

Ruki frowned deeply, and lifted her hands into the air. In her hands was a big ball of dark energy gathering together. He then hurled the power down at the direction of where the boy was. It hit in contact, and exploded loudly. Izumi and Kouichi gasped. They could hear the mocking laughs from the brunette floating about above. But Ruki wasn't dancing in joy like her partner. Her eyes narrowed, and then widened. "What?"

Kouichi and Izumi leaned a bit forward, looking at what has shocked the red haired girl. Kouji coughed through the dust, and slowly opened his mid-night blue eyes. He blinked his eyes wide and saw before him the umber-haired boy with his folded white wings behind him. This his eyes trailed down to the small puddle of blood, dripping from somewhere from the boy. "T-Takuya…"

Ruki narrowed her eyes and Juri sneered. Izumi and Kouichi saw the boy and were at awe. The umber haired boy looked up at the two girls and frowned deeply. "This has to end… right now…" He said in a low tone, his eyes glaring at the two in a glowing color.

To Be Continued…

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((OMG! It's been more than a year since I last updated ANY of my fics… I'm so sorry for those who enjoyed them. But it seems that it didn't really die… I lost most of my chapters that I was supposed to upload, so now I have to start over. I moved, and had school to deal with. I'll try my best to update as soon as possible, juggling with my school and the other fics. So bear with me…

Here's a short summary on what's been going on:

Lessee… from what I can remember, Takuya is the chosen of the goddess to protect her creatures that came from another world. The creature's world was taken over by dark and evil forces, turning them into heinous Fiends. Their world was at war, causing it to be in near destruction. At the same time, some bozo scientists who discovered the other world, decided to do an experiment to get there. Then the sky ripped open with a big explosion, nearly killing all the citizens of Shibuya. Then something happened, which you'll find out later, and the people ended up sleeping in a deep slumber. These Crusaders took most of those people and placed them into a machine that built a world for them, to mask the truth of their dear city. The rest became spirit forms, where half of them are at the Dream World and the other at the Real World. After years of fighting, Takuya met Kouji, and the boy soon discovered of Takuya's mysterious side. He learned to help with the powers he is harnessing inside, and soon fell for the boy. Then the Crusaders unleashed their most powerful soldiers to stop Takuya from keeping most of the people in their Spirit Forms, and from protecting the distrustful creatures. And now… more people are being involved in this whole ordeal! What's going to happen, and what will Takuya do? What's really wrong with the boy? And how can Izumi and Kouichi help now that they are pulled into this? What about Hikari?

Guess you'll have to wait for the next chapter. Sorry it took long, but I can't really promise you anything. I'll try to get the next one up as soon as I can. Thanks to all who read and reviewed. I really appreciate it! Please review!))