Warning: This will eventually be a yaoi, so if you don't like it then DON'T FRIGGIN READ IT! Also this story will have major violence in it, so if you're a little crazy about blood, avoid this story.

Disclaimer: No, no, and no. I don't own Digimon, I don't own Naruto, and I don't own any of the Greek myths. I'm not that old. I've been saying this for a brick and a half.

Polly: What's a brick?

Lee: Is it not stone used for building?

Polly: I think so! My house is made of bricks [smile proudly]

Jenna: [blinks slowly] I did not just hear that. [cover her ears]

Layla: Yes, you did. [smirks] That's not what a brick is.

Lee: I am confused. If that is not it, then what is?

Polly: [looks at Layla] Well, you said it. What does it mean?

Layla: Ask someone ghetto. They'll tell you.

Polly: SUIGETSU! [Suigetsu popped up looking annoyed] What's a brick?

Suigetsu: [disbelievingly] You called me…for that?

Polly: Yup!

Jenna: [shakes her head] Lost cause, Suigetsu. Just forget it.

"Keh" – normal

Keh – thoughts or emphasis on something (it might be dreams, too)

Keh – premonitions

Keh – Akamaru talking

Chapter Six: A Demigod's Job

He was here. Akira glanced around, palming his cell-phone. This was the last place Kouichi had been before he disappeared, and the last place Kouji had been before him. He had to admit, he had a bad feeling about this. Both of the twins kidnapped in the same week? Impossible. It had to be some sort of a set up.

Akira lifted his head to the sky, lowering his eyelids as he inhaled deeply. He held the breath as if tasting the air before slowly letting it out. His eyes opened, now diluted a bloody color.

"That's not good," he murmured. He flipped the phone open and pressed number 2 and hit send. It rang three times but Zoey didn't pick up. A frown edged his lips. Zoey always picked up to him, whether he was being stupid or serious. He stared into his phone and the illuminated screen reflected his glowing eyes and downturned mouth back at him. Something was definitely wrong.

He hung up and redialed. It rung.

The air around him shifted and his head snapped up. His lips peeled back from his mouth in a growl, revealing sharp pointed teeth.

"You are a liability," the man said calmly. "I am Ryou and I am here to end you."

"End me?" Akira snorted. "Please. I could 'end' you with my baby finger."

"You are too arrogant to be healthy," Ryou said matter-of-factly. "That is good." Akira rolled his eyes. How insulting. He could spare a few minutes to deal with this kid.

"Hello? Akira?" Zoey's voice came from his phone. He stared down at it.

"Not now, sweetheart. Kinda busy," he said. "Talk later." He closed the phone and slid it into his back pocket. He raised his hands and crooked two fingers at Ryou. Ryou raised an eyebrow, and then his eyes pointedly looked behind Akira.

Akira whirled around in time to be decked. He reeled but recovered quickly. His arm swung up. He could take anyone in a hand to hand fight. The man restrained the arm before Akira could blink. He kicked him in the knee, hearing the crack of bone and snatched his arm away. He put some distance between, and backed up right into Ryou.

Ryou said. "Seth, the laser."

The man materialized something in his hand and pointed it at Akira. Akira ducked the yellow beam that came from it, and Ryou ducked it too. Ryou grabbed Akira's throat but Akira flipped him over his shoulder in front of the next laser beam. Ryou shrieked loudly, a cry of pain.

"And you were gonna hit me with that thing?" Akira said out loud. Seth was gone the next minute and then an arm wrapped itself around Akira's throat. He elbowed the man in the side but Seth didn't budge. Akira's eyes burned red again and his hands before to glow the same blood red color. The laser was shoved to his throat and Seth pulled the trigger. Akira screamed.

Kouzo flashed back to the place he'd met Takuya, the friend of his brothers. He glanced around even as he berated himself for being so paranoid. No one had seen him and no one recognized him. It was a public, everyday place. He looked around for a different reason this time, searching for a hint of brown hair and goggles.

Of course he wouldn't be here anymore. That was more than a week ago. Kouzo glared at his hands. He was such an idiot. But I do want to find my brothers.

"Excuse me," someone said and he quickly stepped aside to let them pass. He needed to make a plan. He needed to find his brothers. To do that, he needed to find Takuya. Takuya knew more about his brothers than he did. He knew their parents. That could help.

"Kouzo? Where are you?" The words echoed in his head. He rolled his eyes and ignored Thantos' call. He didn't feel in the mood to deal with assholes right now.

Then why was he looking for Takuya?

Kouzo had no idea, now that he thought about it. He didn't have to use Takuya to find his brothers. They probably had other friends. But he had already met Takuya. Wasn't that supposed to make it easier? Kouzo shook his head. He'd deal with that later. He didn't know how he was going to find Takuya, anyway.

He had an idea, but it probably wouldn't work.

"I need to find Takuya, friend of my brothers Kouichi and Kouji. Please, give me a sign," he whispered under his breath. Everything around him continued as was and Kouzo glanced around nervously. No one had answered him. "Please, please give me a sign. I'm begging you."

He hoped the wrong god didn't answer his prayers. That would be a disaster. Even worse if Thantos was the one who answered. Kouzo couldn't suppress a shiver. If Thantos–

The wind picked up. It blew so hard he couldn't hear the exclamations of surprise from the humans around him. The wind tunnel in his ears drowned out all sound but one voice.

"Hello? Takuya? Takuya? Can you hear me?" a boy's voice asked. "Can you hear me?" Kouzo zeroed in on the small boy with brown hair. He looked the spitting image of Takuya. A brother, maybe, or a cousin? Kouzo didn't care. It was his chance.

"Thank the gods," he whispered fervently and the wind died down just as quickly as it had begun. He chased the boy. He'd chase him to Hades if he had to, if only to find Takuya again.

Kouji was sick and tired of this already. He was hiking in the goddamned woods looking for a goddamned deer that belonged to the goddamned goddess Artemis. It was like the damned thing was hiding from him. That made absolutely no sense. It couldn't know he was coming. Why would it hide?

He smacked his forehead. It's a deer, idiot. It doesn't think. Just find it and get it over with.

Why had he agreed to do this stupid thing anyway? Kouji tried to remember. It had started out with him going on a mission, and he was supposed to meet his brother. Then, he'd found a little girl and his damned conscience wouldn't let him leave her in trouble. He'd blacked out and woken up in her camp and then let them convince him to redo the fricken' 12 labors of Hercules because they thought he was the son of Zeus or something.

Wait a minute. That didn't make sense. Why would he do that? His brother would be punished for him deserting them. He'd never let some little girl's life outweigh Kouichi's suffering. Kouichi was too important to him.

Kouji stopped walking. He needed to go back and find his Nii-chan, and set everything straight!

"Demigod-sama?" He glanced down at the little girl he'd come to call Aiko. The one he chose over Kouichi. Disgusted with himself, he turned away from her.

"I'm going back," he announced.

"What? But you can't go back! You haven't found the Hind of Artemis!" Aiko exclaimed.

"And I'm not going to!" he snapped. Why did he have to find the stupid deer anyway? It wasn't hurting anyone out here in the wild. It was living by itself. This was stupid. Aiko threw herself in front of him and locked her determined eyes with him.

"You can't! You must help us. You promised," she said. Kouji glared at her. He didn't have to explain himself to her. "Demigod-sama, please help us. Please, son of Zeus."

Help. I have to help. Kouji's face became blank. He had to help them. They needed him, the son of Zeus, not just anyone. And he was the son of Zeus. He didn't doubt it anymore. He promised. He had to. Help her. Help the village. It's important.

But Nii-can… The thought was quickly smothered, buried underneath thousands of feelings.

"I'll do it. I promised," Kouji sighed. He turned a tortured gaze to her. How could he ever not want to help? Aiko beamed.

"Thank you, Demigod-sama!" Kouji made a 180° and continued his trudge into the forest.

"Listen to my voice, hear my call," the woman murmured. "You need me, Sasuke Uchiha." Sasuke narrowed his eyes in the direction of the voice, as if he could see her though Kouichi couldn't.

"Need you? I need no one," he sneered.

"Truly? You can destroy the five Hidden Villages all by yourself?" the woman laughed, the sound mocking. "Don't be ridiculous. I can help you. You know I can help you."

"You could help me, but you can't yet. You need me to help you first," Sasuke reminded her. "Except I don't have to do anything."

"Seth, he seems to disagree with me," the woman said. "Why don't we change his mind?"

"Seth is dead. I took care of him already," Sasuke spat. "Did you honestly think he could get away with what he did? Foolish." The woman gasped.

"But you do need me! You do!" she insisted. "Naruto is coming–right now. For you. You won't be able to handle him, not by yourself. Ryou can help you." Sasuke's Sharingan eyes changed then, twisting into something different but similar at the same time.

"I will kill Naruto by myself," he vowed. "And if you interfere, I will kill you too."

"Of course," she said quickly. "I only mean to help."

"I don't want your help." Sasuke turned on his heel and walked away. Within seconds, he'd disappeared from the distance. The woman was silent for several moments and then she turned her head.

"You did well," she praised. "Now that he thinks you're dead, everything is in motion."

"His Rage is incredible," a man remarked. "He is the one."

"Of course. Everything is going just as I planned it," she giggled. "It won't be long now."

Kouichi gasped to life. He sat straight up and looked around frantically. He took deep breaths, his body instinctually doing what he taught himself to after each vision and his heart began to slow from its rapid beating. He took in his surroundings, the black curtains and bed sheets made of silk.

Oh, great. He was still here. He slipped from the bed and padded to the door. He had to find a way out and back to Kouji. He always told Kouji about his visions and this one was bizarre. Why would he have a vision about someone he didn't even know?

Kouichi slid the door open and the sound of commotion instantly hit his hears. He glanced around at the bustling people.

"Kouichi-sama, you are awake," a woman said. "I am pleased to meet you. I am Aijin, your attendant."

Kouichi fell silent again, refusing to talk. He was already tired of this game.

"Please," she continued. "Come this way so you may eat."

"I'm not hungry," Kouichi said before he could stop himself. Why was he blabbing? He could usually hold his tongue. A moment later, he realized he was right. He wasn't hungry. "How long have I been down here?"

Aijin laughed. "Don't worry, Kouichi-sama. Since we're in Hades, it's different. We could waste away down here and not even realize it. So you can't forget to eat down here."

"Waste away?' he repeated dully.

"Yes. Only the true Lord of Hell wouldn't, but you're just a Prince right now. I wouldn't test it," she advised. "Come this way, please." Kouichi followed, instantly liking this girl. She was friendly. Maybe he could get some answers from her, and maybe he could get a way home.

"Why am I down here?" he asked.

The slightly older looking woman stared at him with wide eyes. "No one told you?"

He shook his head. "No."

"Enkotsu!" Aijin called. Not even a full minute later, he appeared out of the thicket of people. He gazed at Aijin with a look of open adoration. "No one told him why we ask for his help?"

"Forgive me, Aijin-sama. We have been busy," he said.

"It's okay," Aijin reassured him. Kouichi watched in a strange state of calm, feeling like he was almost floating. Aijin turned to him. "Please sit, Kouichi-sama."

Kouichi sat and waited patiently as food was brought out to him. He eyed it but didn't take any. No matter how comfortable he felt, he didn't trust enough of them to chance it. "Why?"

"Kouichi-sama, the god Hades has become corrupt. He tortures innocent souls from Elysium in purgatory and sets the damned free for his own uses. It's horrible," she said. Her eyes were wet but the change from her happy persona was so sudden Kouichi was taken aback. "We are escaped souls that have been mistreated and we have made it out mission to stop him. But…we need a leader. We need someone who can take over after he is gone. We can't just leave Hades in turmoil without a master."

Kouichi didn't like where this was going. "Why am I here?" he demanded, a bit too harshly.

"You are our destined leader, Kouichi-sama," she said. The eyes that had shone with tears now shimmered with mirth. "You are the son of Hades and can rule as his heir."

"No I'm not," he snapped. "I'm not. My mother is Tomoko Kimura! My father–My father is Kousei Minamoto!"

Aijin shook her head sadly. "No, my Lord. Your father is Hades, god of the underworld."

"My brother is not the son of Hades," he snapped. He could believe he was evil. After what he did in the Digital World, he could believe in his own darkness. But Kouji? Kouji was the brightest thing in his life. Kouji couldn't be the son of Hades.

"Of course not, my Lord," Aijin said incredulously. "He is the son of Zeus."

"That's not possible. We're twins. Identical twins. We can't have different fathers," Kouichi said desperately. His voice was no higher than a whisper. He was trying to convince himself and he knew it. How else could he and Kouji have these powers? And he'd been having visions of the Greek gods for years.

"Of course you can, my Lord," she said pleasantly. "Hercules and his twin brother had different fathers. Hercules was the son of Zeus and his brother was the son of a mortal."

"I want to see Kouji. Let me see Kouji," Kouichi said desperately.

"I'm sorry, Kouichi-sama. You are not allowed to leave. It's dangerous," Enkotsu finally interjected. He shook his head firmly.

Rage boiled in Kouichi, rage that he had been barely containing since he turned thirteen and ran away, dragging his brother with him. He couldn't see Kouji? Well who was going to stop him?

Layla: And that's a wrap. Whew. [wipes sweat]

Lee: Layla, Layla! When do I make an appearance? I am ready!

Layla: Not for a few chapters Lee. Sorry.

Polly: Don't worry, Lee. You can stay here and try to figure out 'brick' with me.

Lee: (O_O) Really?

Jenna: Here's another one for you. 'Guh.'

Lee: Yes! I shall find that one too!

Layla: Oh, brother.

~Thank you for reading and please review!