I'm back! And you don't care do you? Anyway, fourth chapter mostly action 'n' stuff but it will mix in with the love ;). This chapter will create hate but also love... Quote of the day 'Darkness can't drive out Darkness; only Light can do that. Hatred can't drive out Hatred; only Love can do that.' - Martin Luther King JR.

On With The Story!


Narrators POV

Bayview, Forest Lake, 6:30 pm

It had already been 5 hours since the gang left for the park and started the race, everyone had gotten 3/10 of the way to Mira's house when they came into contact with 'them'...

Dan walked until he reached the end of the path, he was holding Runo bridal style. He looked around only to see white forest. "Did I take a wrong turn or something?" He looked at his watch once again to see it clearly stating that the path is onwards. "I'm trusting you Shun!" he said as he looked at Runo who was fast asleep. He took a deep breath and ventured into the forest. He soon realised something wasn't right. He looked around to see only snow and white trees.

*crunch* *crunch* *crunch* The snow crunched underneath his shoes. He felt Runo shiver and hold him tighter, she was still wearing Dan's jacket. As he walked forward through the misty forest he saw a dark man like figure walking towards him. "Shun?" He asked as he slowed down a little. After a few seconds of squinting he realised the figure wasn't man-like at all,it was more animal-like, wolf-like to be precise. As he got closer he saw white fur almost blending in with the snow. He then saw fangs, claws and blue eyes. He then saw the whole thing, it was a white-furred wolf! The wolf looked at Dan and Runo and growled, Dan growled back. The wolf took a few steps towards the humans and got ready to strike. Dan leant Runo against the tree behind him and stood as a wall in front of her, not taking his eyes off the mammal. He had a long stare down with the animal until the wolf decided to attack! He ran towards Dan and Dan got a little scared. "If I move he'll go for Runo, but if I stay like this he'll get me!" He thought. Dan then remembered something.

*FLASHBACK*

"if you love something protect it with both hands, even if you have to put your life on the line protect it" Shun said.

*FLASHBACK END*

Dan smiled at the memory and made his decision. As the wolf got closer Dan placed his left foot forward and his right foot back. He lifted his left fist in front of his face and his right fist close to his ear. He stood in a boxer stance and awaited impact. The wolf got closer and closer. Closer and closer. Closer and closer. *THWACK* A noise was made after Dan's fist hit the right rib of the wolf. The wolf laid on the snow howling with pain. Dan stood still facing the Wolf still in the boxer stance.

The wolf stood up once more, it growled at Dan and put it's front right leg back a little. It ran towards Dan once more, Dan got ready. The wolf jumped and opened its mouth. Dan pulled his left arm back and threw his right fist towards the wolf. Dan was a little late, the wolf had bitten his forearm, the wound wasn't deep. The wolf slid against some ice and regained his position. Dan looked at the wound and then back at the wolf, with no expression change.

Runo was still leaning against the tree behind Dan. This was going to be the last attack for both males, it was the most important strike. The mammals looked at each other fiercely. They both ran towards each other with their full speeds. *SMACK* Runo woke up and saw a figure coming towards her. "Dan!" She giggled. She put her arms out for him to pick her up. The figure got closer, Runo realised that this wasn't Dan, or man-like at all. It was the wolf! And it was angry.

Runo stood up slowly and put her arms close to her chest. The wolf growled. "D-Dan?". About 3 metres away Dan lay half-unconscious, he heard Runo say his name. He looked up and saw the wolf cornering Runo, he stood up with his remaining energy and walked towards the wolf. The walk turned into a sprint when the wolf was just a few inches away from Runo. "AAAAAHHHHH!" Dan let out a cry as he kicked the wolf away from Runo. The wolf go it up once more, it realised he had no chance as he saw Dan's look of anger. It looked back at Dan and growled, it then Ran away from the scene.

Dan felt Runo's arms around him. He heard light sobbing, he turned around and saw Runo letting out tears. He wiped away the tears and said gently "hey, its ok Runo you're safe now!" He smiled. Runo looked up at Dan's left arm and saw the wound, she touched it gently. Dan placed his hands on Runo's waist. Runo looked at Dan still with her hand on his wound, her lips quivered. She jumped on Dan with her arms around his neck. Dan too at few steps back because of the force. He put his arms around her and they hugged for a bit.

After Runo pulled away Dan noticed more tears, he proceeded wiping away the tears when Runo jumped onto him kissing him on the lips! Dan was a little taken back but he kissed back. Runo put her arms around Dan's neck and Dan still had his arms around Runo's waist. The kissed for a bit until Runo pulled away. She slid her hands onto Dan's chest and looked at his chest. "Dan?" Asked Runo with a concerned voice. Dan looked at Runo. "Yeah?" Asked Dan while putting his head on top of Runo's. Runo looked towards the wound once again, she placed her hand on it to stood the blood flow a little, Dan's arm was partly covered in blood. "Don't you think we should treat that?" she asked concerned. Dan was about to speak when he felt his watch deform, it literally crawled up his arm and lay on the wound, closing the blood flow!

"What the f-" *SMACK* He was cut off with a slap from Runo. "If you're gonna use that kind of language in front of the kids you may as well break up with me now!" She shouted as she pouted and turned her back to Dan. Dan looked at her in shock, not only because she slapped him but also because she said 'in front of the kids'. "Did she me OUR kids?" Dan thought as he turned Runo around. Runo placed her hands on his chest and looked up, she saw Dan's mouth and eyes wide open. She smiled at him and placed her head on her chest. "Yes, I mean our kids you doof!" She said. Dan looked down at her and then slowly out his arms around her waist.

Over At Billy's Path...

Billy fell on his back with Julie still in his arms, he had cuts all over him. Julie woke up because of the impact, she looked up at Billy. "Billy? Whats wrong?" She asked worried. After a few seconds with no answer she shook him furiously. Still no answer, she put head on his chest to hear his heartbeat. She calmed down when she heard his heart beat. "He's alive" said an unfamiliar voice. Julie looked up and saw a man with a dagger in his hand, walking towards her. "He's just unconscious" he said with a smirk. As he got closer He started lifting the dagger up. Julie was now scared. "Who are you?" She asked shaking Billy. "Who am I? I am the one who is going to kill you both" he laughed. He gift close to Julie and bent over her. "But first..." He grabbed Julie by the waist a pulled her up. Julie resisted, "get off of me you creep!" She screamed. The man lifted Julie and threw her against the tree. "BILLY!" She screamed. Billy woke up immediately. He turned over onto his chest and looked at Julie who was about to get... He slammed his fist on the ground and pushed off them. He stood up and ran towards the man, "YOU SON OF A B****!" He shouted as he pulled him off Julie just as he was about to kiss her! "Billy!" She shouted as she hugged him. "YOU TOUCH HER AGAIN AND I'LL RIP YOUR HEART OUT!" He shouted, his eyes fired up. "So you want to do that again huh?" the mysterious man smirked. "So be it, kid!" She shouted.

The two males ran at each other furiously, when they came into contact Billy kicked the man on the side of the left rib and the man punched Billy in the face! The males fell backwards and then sat up holding the hurt areas. Julie ran to Billy "Billy! Are you ok?" She said while holding his face, Billy placed his hands on Julie's hips and smiled "I'm fine Julie!". The man stood up and ran towards the couple seeing an opportunity, Billy saw the man coming and rolled over onto Julie. The man tried to kick Billy several times but Billy would just roll over with Julie. Julie put her hands around Billy's neck tightly, placed her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Billy put his arms around Julie and kept on rolling sideways to avoid the kicks. After fatigue caught up to the man Billy got his chance, when the man was behind him he back kicked him in the stomach and then stood up. The impact was so great the man fell on his back, this gave Billy time. He swung Julie on to his back and got into a karate stance, which was similar to Dan's boxing stance.

The man stood up once more, "You won't be so lucky this time, kid!" He ran towards Billy. He raised his fist and swung towards Billy, Billy simply ducked and punched the man where the sun don't shine! The man felt it and he didn't get up for a while. When he did stand up he didn't look so well, he kept on bending over. "Oh, your up" Billy smirked while standing up "time to go again!" He said. The man sharply lifted his hand up, "No, it...s ok... You win... I'll... Be... Going.. Now..." He struggled to breathe, with that he ran into the forest.

Julie looked at Billy who had put her down, she smiled and pecked his cheek. Billy smiled at her and then put his arms around her waist. They hugged for a while until Julie spoke "why did that man say that you were doing it 'again'?" She asked. Billy pulled away, looked into Julie's eyes and smiled. "Well, we had a fight during you were asleep" Julie looked a little shocked. "He won that one but, I seriously injured him so he couldn't anything to him" Julie was now confused. She felt his arms and chest, Billy was a little confused. He lifted her chin and nodded at her confused. "Why don't you have any cuts or bruises?" She asked suspiciously. Billy thought about it for a while waving his head around. After a few seconds he snapped his finger "Ohhh yeaah!" He said. " The watch Shun gave me, it turned a liquid thing and then split up around my body and then closed the cuts" he laughed. Julie didn't get it, she shook it off knowing her boyfriend was safe.

Over At Ace's Path...

Ace stood tall over the body of a brown 4-foot grizzly bear! He looked back at Mira who was sleeping peacefully against a Orange-brown oak tree which was 2.5 feet wide and 6 feet tall. He turned around as his green hair swayed against the cold air of winter and his jacket pulled away from the wind, gripping tightly to Ace and revealing Ace's broad chest and hard abdominals. He walked towards the girl of his dreams whom he had loved for as long as he could remember. He walked towards the beauty and when she was about 3 metres away Mira woke up, she looked up slowly at Ace and rubbed her eyes. Ace knelt down in front of her and smiled. "Morning Angel..." He said with a light voice. Mira looked up at the sky with her mouth slightly open. She looked back at Ace and said "it's not morning!" She said still sounding tired. Ace looked at her and smiled, he was going to say something which would blow her mind."Well you are as hot as the sun, so when you awake, to me it's like a new morning!" He said romantically. Mira heard this and her eyes shot open, she was blushing beet red! "Do.. You.. Really.. Mea-" she was cut off by a kiss. Ace danced his lips on hers, they kissed for a few seconds.

After the kiss Ace stood Mira up, Mira looked over Ace's shoulder to see the grizzly Bear! Her eyes widened and she pointed at the bear. Ace looked at the bear, "Oh, that" he said . "Well, it was attacking me and you so it was self-defence" Mira looked at Ace disgusted. "Don't worry it's fin-" *SMACK* He was cut of by a thunderous smack! Mira looked at Ace even more pissed off. "Don't you dare call an animal IT!" she shouted. "You know what, don't call me anything either!" Mira ran towards the bear. Ace stood there with his eyes wide open, holding his cheek and his heart sinking. Mira listened for a heartbeat, the animal was unconscious. Mira called the animal hospital and went in the ambulance leaving Ace lonely, heartbroken...

Over At Ren's Path...

Fabia loved the new Ren, he was kind, caring and not shy around her. She tightened her grip on her as he held her bridal style. Ren walked towards a more green and lush patch of forest, he walked towards a fairly large mountain. Ren witnessed a orange-brown dog like creature cross his path in a matter of milliseconds! He walked faster to avoid contact with it again, the creature crossed his path many times, aren't soon realised that it was doing this intentionally.

After 10 minutes of crossing Ren's path the creature confronted him. Rent looked at the creature he squinted a little as it was fairly far away. When his eye sight got a little better he noticed the features of the animal. He noticed that it was orange-brown, it had a slightly fluffy tail, and it had long sharp teeth which were inside his mouth. Ren's eyes widened, he realised it was a "lion!" He said.

The 'lion' ran towards Ren. Fabian looked at Ren then at the creature. "That's not a lion, it's a mountain lion or a puma!" She said, Fabia was good with animals. "We still need to be careful though, it can severely hurt you! But if you have to fight don't hurt it badly ok?" She got down and pecked Ren's cheek, she walked to a tree and sat down against it. Ren got into the seisan karate stance And awaited for the puma to attack. The puma ran towards Ren and then jumped onto him. Ren fell onto his back with the big cat on-top of him. Ren started punching the Puma furiously but the animal didn't react, it kept taking hits quietly.

Ren stopped punching after noticing the Puma's reaction, he looked at the right side of the Puma and saw a black stripe like mark. "Lightening?" He Puma's eyes lit up and it started pouncing up and down. "Lightining!" Said Ren as he embraced the Puma. Fabia looked at the two males confused. Ren looked at Fabia and said "This is Lightning, my former pet! I owned him when I was little!" Fabia screamed when the puma ran to her and jumped on her. "Haha, don't worry Fabian he's gentle he won't hurt you!" laughed Ren. Fabia stopped struggling and looked at the Puma and lifted her hand slowly, she hesitated but soon started to stroke the face of the Puma. The Puma purred in delight.

The Puma got off Fabia and stood back. Ren picked Fabia up and caressed her cheeks, "You were so scared!" He laughed. Fabia pouted and stared punching Ren on the chest. "Shut up you jerk!" She shouted and Ren did just that. The couple both looked at lighting who's family had just arrived. He had a female Puma and there cubs. "Awwww, Their soooo cute!" Fabian squealed as she ran towards the cubs. The cubs got scared and hid behind their mother. The mother looked at Fabia, Fabia looked at the Mother. They stared at each other for a while until the cubs walked towards Fabia. Ren walked towards the cubs with lightening, he put his arms around Fabia and bent over like Fabia was doing. The cubs slowly walked towards the couple, after a few seconds the ran and jumped onto the couple. Ren and Fabia fell backwards with the cubs on them.

The couple played with the cubs for a while until they realised it was time for them to set off again. They said their goodbye's, Ren stroked Lightenings fur. "See you soon, ok?" He said as the Puma turned around. The big cat family disappeared into the forest and aren't picked Fabia up. "We are going to see them again right?" She asked. Ren looked at her and smiled, "Of course we are, cutie!" He stated. He picked her up bridal style and continued their journey.

Over At Shun's Path...

Shun walked towards Mira's house with Alice in his arms. "Were here!" He said gently. Alice got off Shun as he pulled a key from his pocket. Alice got suspicious, she held Shun's hand "How did you get that key?" She asked angry and suspicious. Shun looked at her and then realised what this was. "Oh, Mira's parents gave it to me because I have the responsibility of protecting you girls!" He said "I also have Yours, Julie's, Runo's and Fabia's" he stated. "Dan, Billy, Ren and Ace also have copies, don't worry it's not what you think" he laughed.

He opened the door to the apartment and let Alice in. They sat down for a bit and talked about things. "So how far have the other's gotten?" Asked Alice. Shun looked at his watch and then said. "Dan and Runo should arrive in an hour, Billy and Julie in about 2 and Ren and Fabia also 2" He stated. Alice was now concerned she looke. At Shun who was taping his watch furiously. "What about Ace and Mira?" she asked while Shun was still tapping. "No signal, which means they forfeited, are out of range or are..." He voice faded away. "But I am getting a faint signal from Ace, I'll contact him now!" He pressed a few buttons. "Hello?" He said. "Hi Shun..." Said Ace, who was depressed. "What's wrong?" Asked Shun. "Mira got mad at me and she forfeit, I'm heading home now" he said. "Where is she now?" asked Alice. "Some animal hospital, I don't know" he said. "Oh so she is fine right?" Asked Mira. "Yeah, most likely..." He shut the watch and walked into his house. Shun looked at Alice. "If he says she is ok, she is ok!" Said Shun, hugging Alice.

*2 hours later*

The others arrived at the times Shun had predicted. "Where's Ace and Mira?" Asked Dan. "Let's just say they forfeited..." Said Shun. Dan nodded and dug into his meal. After everyone had there food Shun said "Marucho should be arriving soon, he will drop you guys home.

Marucho arrived at the place. "Well guys, hop on!" Everyone but Shun walked onto the Plane. "I won't be leaving, I have sone things to do!" He said. Alice kissed his forehead and walked onto the plane. Marucho nodded and the plane's entrance closed up. The ship set off and Shun waved to say bye. The others got dropped off at their homes and they all went to bed. Thinking about what had just transpired.

*Monday*

Everyone arrived early at school. "Hey guys!" Said Dan as he walked towards the gang. Everyone was surrounding Mira who was looking depressed. "What's wrong guys?" He asked, clueless as ever. Runo tapped him on his shoulder and pointed at Ace who was across the hallway talking to a blonde girl who Dan had never seen before. "She the new girl I talked about A few days ago!" Julie whispered in Dan's ear. Dan looked at Mira who was about to cry. He got angry, he walked towards Ace angrily. The girl looked at Dan and her eyes lit up. "Baron!" she screamed as she ran past Dan and jumped onto Baron. Baron was a little confused. "Ummm, who are you again?" Asked Baron. The girl pulled away and then said. "I'm Katie, Katie Lowery! Don't you remember?" She asked still joyful. Baron swayed his head. *sigh* the girl sighed, after about a second she pulled out a fist and smacked Baron's head. "Now I remember!" he said still in pain. "Kat-brat!" He said teasingly. "Hey! I told you not to call me that you jerk!" She shouted. Dan looked at the two arguing. He turned back too Ace and realised he wasn't there anymore.

He walked back to the gang who were looking at the Baron and Katie argue. "Looks like we've got another couple in our group!" Julie squealed. Mira shivered at the word 'couple', *briiiing* the bell rang and it was time for lesssons. The gang split up and went to their lessons, the next day was going to be disastrous for all of them.


And there ends the fourth chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed. Plz R&R. Keep the comment section clean. The next chapter will be out next week defoo. *voice in head* Anything else smarty pants?. Ummmm, no don't think so.

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