Mating Season
Chapter Three
By Kellyq
Shepherd blinked a few times when he saw Judai and Johan bursting in. "Oh my! What's going on?" He asked.
"We've spotted Darkness with some fox named Yusuke," Judai explained in a rush.
Shepherd's eyes widened. He remembered what happened between Fubuki, Darkness and Yusuke. Shepherd felt bad there wasn't much he could do. Secretly, he wanted Fubuki to win, but Yusuke chose Darkness and the two were never seen until now. "Is the young lad alright?" the Lion asked.
"He wasn't happy being with Darkness," Judai said. "He was also pregnant, if that's possible for a male."
Shepherd sighed. He didn't like sharing things, but he trusted Judai and Johan. "There's only a few demons who have abilities to grant wishes with their mates. Yusuke is one of them."
Judai looked interested. "Who are the others?"
"You already know Saiou ..." Shepherd said. Judai's ears twitched at the mention of the demon Ferret as he grumbled. "And the other is Johan."
Judai slowly turned to see that the Johan looked a little uncomfortable. "That's cool," Judai said, hoping that his words would calm Johan down.
Shepherd bit his lip. He did make an agreement with Johan not to share that type of information. Judai could feel tension between them.
"Johan ...?" The white cat demon turned and started to walk out. Judai blinked. "Wait! Where are you going?"
"We need to save him, Judai," Johan said, he looked back at Judai with determination in his eyes.
The brown haired demon nodded his head and followed Johan out the door to see Fubuki standing right there in his demon form. Judai could tell that he looked upset.
"Fubuki? Is everything alright, bud?"
"You guys don't have to do this. I'll take care of it. Besides, I have a score to settle with Darkness!"
"Are you sure?" Johan asked. "Judai and I can help."
Fubuki smiled. "Yeah. Why don't you guys go have fun."
"I don't like not helping," Johan finally spoke up.
After Fubuki walked past the two cat demons, to talk to Shepherd, Judai could tell that Johan was a little uneasy. I wonder what happened to Johan to make him feel uneasy? Judai thought. The two cats were now sitting near the riverside.
"I know what he's going through. I've been in similar situations too," Johan explained. Judai stared at him with awe. Johan smiled at his friend. "So I'd say we help."
"I know how you feel, Johan," Judai said with a sigh. "But Darkness is a strong opponent and the last thing I want is for you to get hurt."
Johan chuckled and winked. "I'm not too worried. If we all work together, you, me, and, Fubuki, we might be able to free Yusuke."
Judai's expression softened. "That's sweet of you. If anyone called me names I wouldn't have a second thought about helping them."
"I like helping people. It makes me feel good. And I'm sure you feel the same way when you help people too."
Judai couldn't help but smile. "You seem to know me better then I know myself."
"I've watched you save demons and humans from danger," Johan confessed. "After I watched you, I wanted to meet you personally."
Judai stared at him for a moment. "I could smell you," the brown haired demon said. "At first, I thought it was a female demon stalking me, but when you revealed yourself, I was even more shocked."
Johan laughed. "I know. Some people say that I have a feminine scent ..."
"It doesn't bother me. I find it soothing," Judai complimented.
Johan scratched the back of his head. "Wow. Thanks. My family told me that I can trust you, and they were right."
As if on queue, a white tiger stepped out of the bushes and nodded his head to Judai's direction. The brown haired demon turned when he saw an emerald Turtle coming out of the water. Judai watched in awe at the animals and smiled. All the animals looked unique and humble, and even the Eagle had a strong appearance.
"Wow. This is your family? That's neat!"
Johan smiled. "Yep! They've taken care of me since I was a kitten," he explained.
Judai smiled. "You're lucky. I wish I had a family who loved me. But it doesn't mater now. I have a lot of friends who I consider my family. And you're one of them."
Fubuki put his snout to the ground and started to sniff for Darkness' scent. He didn't get far when he caught Jun's scent. He turned his head to his friend in his demon form. The Weasel changed to his human form with a smug expression. Fubuki smiled at his friend. "Nothing can get past you, huh?"
"Not unless you want me to write your obituary first," Jun said sarcastically.
Fubuki smiled again. "I appreciate that you care, Jun. But this is something I need to do. I want to get Yusuke back - I want to know if he's alright."
Jun grumbled. "You weren't listening to a single word, were you? Yusuke was not alright! Darkness had fucked him up!" The black haired Weasel immediately regretted yelling at his friend when he saw pain flash across Fubuki's eyes.
The wolf demon lowered his head, moving his paw in a circle. "I know that Darkness never really cared about anyone, only himself. That's why I have to save Yusuke. He saved me, now it's my chance to save him." Fubuki stared at the sky. I'll find you Yusuke, and make Darkness pay for hurting you!
To Be Continued ...
