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Chapter Eleven

They walked for a while and Takuya complained about how he could have beaten Duskmon and how he probably did. The others were getting annoyed with him and eventually began to ignore him.

"I'm telling you guys, there's no way he could have survived that."

The others just ignored him, but Rei could tell that Kouji was upset. Takuya had been bothering him about his decision to run away. Kouji didn't think that they could stand up to Duskmon, but Takuya thought that if they worked together they could defeat him. They got into a big argument, but fortunately Bokomon broke them apart and they went to get food and rest.

Tomoki and Takuya went to get food, Izumi and Jumpei stayed at the campsite, and Rei and Kouji went to get water with Bokomon and Neemon. Rei went to the riverbank to help Neemon and Bokomon get water while Kouji just watched them.

He was thinking about what had happened that day. He was worried about what they would do if Duskmon returned. They were too weak to defeat him, but he knew that Takuya would try to fight him and would drag the others with him. He could just leave and take Rei with him, but if they ran into Duskmon he wouldn't be ale to protect her by himself. If he stayed with the others he would at least be making sure that Rei was safe. He knew that the others would take care of her.

She was the reason he worried so much. He knew that Duskmon was dangerous, but he also knew that he was probably after Rei. He supposed that Mercurymon and his henchmen should know by now that Rei was important to this world. He guessed he had no choice, he would have to stay with the others in order to keep her safe. If it was true that he was her guardian then he had to do everything he could do make sure that she was safe and that the enemy didn't get to her.

They headed back to camp and when they got there, Tomoki and Takuya said that they had a plan to defeat Duskmon. They explained the plan while Kouji sat by the fire with Rei. When they were done explaining he made sure to say how much he disliked the plan. Takuya mentioned how Kouji would rather run away and that was all it took to make him lose his patience. He stood up and walked towards the others.

"Takuya let's talk." He said walking past him.

"Yeah, let's."

Rei watched worriedly as they left towards a cave. She hoped that they wouldn't do anything that they might regret.

When they were away from the others Kouji turned to look at Takuya.

"Takuya, why do you think we're here?"

"To save the world."

"You say that like it means nothing. This isn't some game that we can start over if we mess up. There are lives depending on us. This whole world is depending on us."

"I know that."

"Do you really? Sometimes I think that you don't."

"Tell me Kouji, why do you care so much?"

"I made a promise and I refuse to break it."

Kouji walked past Takuya and stopped.

"Takuya, it's obvious that you don't care about what happens to you, but can you promise that you won't let the others get hurt because if you can't then just leave."

Takuya stood there surprised at how much Kouji cared about the others, but then it occurred to him that he may only be saying that because of Rei. It was amazing how much he cared about her, but he couldn't really blame him. After all he had grown fond of her as well. There was something about her that made him want to take care of her and keep her safe, to be with her.

Before Takuya could answer there was a large explosion outside. They ran out saw that Duskmon had arrived. The others were fighting with him and Rei was hiding with Bokomon and Neemon. Kouji and Takuya spirit evolved and they put Takuya's plan into action. His plan failed and Duskmon was about to hit Takuya when Kouji stood in the way of the attack. The attack hit him full force and he returned to his human form. Takuya caught him as he fell and Rei ran to see how he was. She was worried about him and so was Takuya. He screamed out his name and somehow it affected Duskmon. He held his head as if he was in pain and they were all covered by darkness.

All Rei could do was hope that they would be fine and that Kouji's light would keep him safe.

When Kouji woke up he found himself alone in the forest of the Continent of Darkness. He stood up and looked around, but there wasn't anyone nearby. Then he thought of Rei and began to look for her and call out her name, but she was nowhere to be found. He was worried about her. What if something happened to her? It was his fault he was supposed to protect her. It was his responsibility as her guardian.

He felt useless for not being able to protect her. She was important to this world and now he had lost her. But, it was more than that. He felt bad not just because she was important to that world but because she was important to him. He missed her and he was worried. He would do anything to get her back. He would make sure that she was safe and would never let anyone take her away.

Rei woke up in a dark place. She sat up off the cold ground and saw that she was in some kind of dungeon. She looked around and saw that she was alone. She was tired and she felt weak. She had spent too much time away from the light. She needed to get out of that place soon, but she wondered what had happened to the others.

What had happened to Kouji? The last time she saw him he was injured. She was worried about him and knew that she had to get out of there soon and make sure that he was fine. She stood up and walked to the bars of the cell she was being kept in. She tried to see if there was a way out, but it was too dark. Then she heard someone approaching her. She tried to see who it was, but couldn't. When the person finally got close enough for her to see who it was she was surprised and stepped back in fear.

End Chapter Eleven

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