Chapter 22: The Shocking Truth
The group went to Takuya's house, no one was home. Noelle showed Kyo to Takuya's room and then went to get the first aid kit. Everyone else went to Takuya's room.
"Koji help me get his shirt off." Kyo ordered.
"Sure." Koji replied walking over to Kyo.
Noelle raced in with the first aid kit and set it on the bed next to Koji. Noelle took out the peroxide and pored some on a cotton ball. Koji and Kyoshiro got Takuya's shirt off and the wounds where Sasuke's wings once were finally stopped bleeding. Koji took the cotton ball from Noelle "Sorry Takuya, not that you can hear me right now." He apologized then pressed the cotton ball against one of the wounds. Takuya shot awake.
"Ahhhhhhhh, It burns." Takuya shouted pushing Koji's hand away.
"I have to get the dirt out or you could get an infection. Now hold still." Koji ordered grabbing Takuya's wrist.
"Its fine just leave it alone." He demanded.
Koji squeezed Takuya's wrist making Takuya squint at the pain.
"You are in no position to fight. Now shut up and let me help you." Koji demanded. "If need be I will knock you out to finish this."
"But what if my parents come home before you're done fixing my wounds? Did you guys ever think of that?" Takuya countered.
"Takuya." Toshiro said walking up to him. He placed to fingers on Takuya's forehead. "Sleep."
The emotions fade from his eyes and he slumped forward.
"That's should keep him quiet for a while." Toshiro stated. "This isn't looking very good."
"No it's not." Kyo agreed placing pads on the wounds then started wrapping them.
"What are you talking about?" Noelle asked.
"It's nothing. How about the rest of you head back to your homes Kyo and I will finish up here then Tommy and Matt will head home as well." Toshiro stated smiling gently at the group.
They did what they were told and they headed home. Noelle stayed put.
"Noelle I said go home." Toshiro demanded.
"I am home. Tell me what's going on with my cousin." She replied with a firm tone.
Toshiro sighed "When we left the academy the head master placed a curse on each one of us. The curse binds us to our host and we start to become one with them. all there feelings and our combine, along with our powers. Even the host physical appearance begins to change. Anything that happens to us happens to them. But that wasn't supposed to happen for months."
"So what's wrong with Takuya?" She said a little more loudly.
"They are combining with each other much more quickly than any one would have thought of." Toshiro answered coldly.
"But we don't know the reason why. That's what the problem is Noelle. Other wise I would be able to slow the process." Kyo laughed sheepishly.
"So we'll just have to wait and see what happens I'm guessing?" Noelle sighed.
"That is correct." He said sitting down. "I didn't want to worry any of them; you understand don't you Noelle?"
"Of course I do Toshiro. I won't tell any of them unless you two say it's alright." She replied trying to comfort Toshiro.
Toshiro's body faded away and Tommy was sitting there in his place.
"Is that really true Noelle? I'm I changing too?" Tommy asked tears starting to swell up in the corners of his eyes.
"Tommy everyone goes threw changes. Like getting taller, your voice deepening things like that. You don't have to worry." Noelle said kneeling down.
Tommy hugged Noelle. Noelle stroked his hair and hugged him back.
"We should get going before our parents start to worry where we are." Matt stated.
Tommy nodded and let go of Noelle. She walked them to the door.
"Tommy promise me you'll be good for your brother." Noelle said brushing some hairs out of his eyes.
"I will." He smiled.
"Take care of Takuya. With him in that state he could be very venerable to an attack. So watch Shinya and make sure he doesn't do anything. Matt ordered.
"I won't let anything happen to Takuya I promise." She answered. "I'll give you a call if anything weird starts going on too."
"All right take care." Matt thanked walking away. Tommy followed.
Once they got out of sight Takuya's parents pulled into the driveway.
"Hi aunty how was you day?" Noelle questioned walking out to greet them.
"Oh it was wonderful I haven't gone shopping in a while." Her aunt replied happily.
"Yea because you weren't the one carrying everything." Her uncle sighed opening the trunk.
"It wasn't that much, so why are you complaining?"
"Never mind honey, don't you have something to tell Noelle and Takuya anyways."
"That's right Noelle dear where's Takuya I need to tell you both something."
"Takuya's sleeping." Noelle said honestly.
"No I'm not." Takuya groaned walking out of the house.
"Your brother called me and said he was staying over at Jake's house for the night. That's all I wanted to tell you." She replied then she walked into the house.
"Here son carry these into the house for me." Takuya's father said handing the bags to Takuya then slapping him in the back.
"Ow." Takuya muttered under his breath carrying the bags into the house and setting them down on the dinning room table.
Noelle walked in snickering.
"What's so funny?" Takuya growled.
"It's been a while since we've just been able to enjoy each others company." Noelle replied pulling out a camera.
"No Noelle you know I don't like getting my picture taken." Takuya said putting his hand up.
She pressed the button and water came squirting out hitting Takuya's face.
"Your dad bought me this I had to do it." Noelle laughed and she ran.
"Get back here." Takuya shouted chasing her around the house.
They went around the house inside and out up the stairs and down the stairs and didn't stop for 10 minuets and finally Takuya tackled Noelle and took her fake camera away and started squirting her with the water.
"Takuya stop." She laughed holding her hands in front of her face.
"Ok now I'm satisfied." Takuya sighed getting off of Noelle and helping her up. He handed her the camera back. "Its empty." She stated shaking the camera.
"That was the point." Takuya said walking away.
They went inside and Takuya went up to his room and Noelle followed.
"I'm so happy they're getting along." His mother chirped.
Takuya and Noelle went onto the roof and watched the sun set.
"This kind of makes me miss the Digital world what about you?" Noelle asked glancing over at Takuya.
"I guess." He sighed lying down.
"What's your problem?"
"Nothing I've just been tired today is all. Also I've been trying to talk to Sasuke but he's still sleeping."
"Why do you want to talk to him?"
"Just to get to know him."
"Oh."
~Next Morning~
Takuya came running down the stairs. But no one was in the kitchen.
"Mom and Dad must still be sleeping." He told himself.
Noelle slowly made her way into the kitchen. "Takuya you're up already? That's amazing." Noelle said in shock.
She walked up to him.
"What?"
"You've gotten taller." She replied.
Then a bright light engulfed the two and they disappeared.
