Kyo Sohma's t-shirt was drenched with sweat and rain. His orange hair was plastered to his face but he didn't bother pushing it back. He just kept running.
There was no reason behind his sprinting. No monsters chasing him, no maiden that needed saving, no rat that needed punching, nothing. Nothing but shame and fear.
Kyo spotted the cave carved into the mountainside and ran to it. It would be dry in there, he could wait out the weather, maybe sleep for a bit.
The cave was a mile uphill and by the time Kyo arrived he had a stitch in his side and a pounding in his head. He collapsed against the cave wall, panting heavily.
She doesn't know. She doesn't know. She doesn't know. He chanted this mantra in head, his fingers stroking the bracelet on his wrist.
It had fallen off yesterday. He had no idea how, all he knew was he woke up and it wasn't there. He pulled apart his room searching for it, and then she...
He banged his head against the wall. She reached for him, to ask was he okay, if she had managed that distance.
He didn't want to think about how she would have reacted.
Kyo sighed. "Tohru..." He whispered closing his eyes.
"Nice name. Hope the guy your thinking about is worth the drama." A female voice came to him.
Instantly Kyo jumped up, cat ears alert, canines pointed. He searched the shadows for the speaker but he couldn't see anyone.
"Who's there?" He asked, his voice threatening. "Come out now before I come in after you!"
"Ewww, so scary. I'm absolutely terrified." The laugh that followed was light.
Kyo growled, his finger nails were starting to become more like claws now. His pupils had turned to slits.
"Quit messing around. You have no idea what you're dealing with!" He snarled. He started to step towards the shadows. His eyesight was becoming sharper as his eyes reverted to cat form.
"Oh on the contrary kitty-cat." Kyo saw a figure come into view. It was a woman but she seemed strange. She was varying shades of gray, like a drawing someone had decided not to colour in. She was also sort of... transparent. The only colour coming from her was from her glowing red irises.
"You have no idea what you're dealing with." She laughed again and Kyo could see her canines were pointed and long not unlike his own.