Part Seven: Leaving again
"What are you talking about?!" Said Blitz, surprised and slightly annoyed. "I brought her back home! You should be grateful!"
Dusty shook his head. "You don't understand! Kareya is a bloodthirsty fiend! She won't rest until Celeste and everyone close to her is dead!" Dusty got a faraway look in his eyes. "Just knowing her, you've put yourself in danger... You'd be best to go now and hide, or Kareya will hunt you down. As we speak, Kareya is probably pinpointing our location and moving in for the kill."
Blitz let everything sink in and stared Dusty straight in the eye. "Celeste is my friend." He said. The determination in his voice was very obvious. "If Kareya wants to get her filthy claws on her, she'll have to go through me." Dusty sighed. "I can tell there's no stopping you."
Sunny, who had been sitting quietly through it all, stood up. "I'll go with them dad." He said. "Mark my words; I'll die before I see my little sis in the hands of that conniving fiend." Dusty smiled. "Alright, but be careful." He said.
At that point, Celeste and Felina returned. Blitz stood up. "C'mon Celeste. We need to get going." The blue rabbit smiled. "I know. Mom explained it to me. I just wish we could stay longer." There was sadness in her voice and in her eyes. "I'm going to miss you all." She turned to Sunny. "Especially you, Big brother." Sunny grinned. "Oh, no you don't. I'm coming too!" Celeste's eyes lit up. "Oh Sunny!" Celeste squealed, and hugged the white hedgehog.
Celeste led the group as they began to leave. "You kids take care of yourselves now!" Dusty yelled. He looked down. Felina put her arm around his broad shoulders. "They'll be fine, my love. We both know it."
Farther down the path, Celeste fell back and walked with Sunny while Blitz went on ahead. Sunny looked at Celeste. There was something in her eyes. "You love him don't you?" He asked. Celeste blushed. "Yeah..." "Does he know?" The hedgehog inquired. "No. I can't tell him. Not yet anyway..." Celeste looked down. "If I do, I'm afraid of what he'll say." Sunny smiled and put his arm around her. "You'll figure it out little sis. I know you will."
To Be Continued…