Twelve

ch 10:

Sci trailed behind Sarui and Ra as they led the way to the house that Eran said Cori was located.

"Do we not have a car?"

"Eran needs it more. Y'know, if mystery man decides to shoot at them and what not," Ra replied nonchalantly.

Sarui punched Ra's arm. "Don't you dare say that. Eran and Meg and Ini will be fine," she said, more to herself than anyone else.

"Do you know what he's like?" Sci said quickly, trying to change the topic.

"Mystery man? Probably mysterious."

"No. Cori."

"Cori's usually responsible and such. Sometimes he's a bit of a stick in the mud."

"What about me?" Sci asked hesitantly.

Ra glanced at him skeptically. "Don't you know yourself, kid?"

"I know Sci. I don't know Scorpio," he replied slowly.

Sarui shot Ra an obviously worried glance. "But I thought you finished your awakening."

"His powers definitely awakened," Ra said with a trace of bitterness.

"You're the one that provoked him," Sarui defended as she rolled her eyes.

"All I know about Scorpio is that he's angry."

"That's about all there is to him," Ra affirmed.

Sarui rolled her eyes again. "Scorpio is passionate, not just angry. Scorpio refuses to do anything halfheartedly, but sometimes he feigns disinterest in certain things to guard his image, even though none of us would think less of him due to a certain interest. It may seem like he's self-centered, but in actuality he cares about those close to him immensely. He'd do anything for us."

"That goes for all of us, Sarui, not just him. It doesn't make him special."

Sci bit his lip. Certainly he liked his siblings, but he wasn't sure if he would do anything for them.

"Well, this is it," Ra stated as the three of them stopped short in front of a crumbling apartment building. The earthy paint that coated to house was cracked and faded as well as tagged in several places. The windows, those that were still intact, were covered in a film of grime visible from the street. A cacophonous clash come from somewhere inside the complex, causing Sci to flinch.

"I can't wait to go get him," Ra said with biting sarcasm.