It was 6 p.m, Masaferry, and Warren were up and about in cabin around this time. Being in a small cozy space still took some time getting used to, so they occasionally bump into each other unintentionally. They both secretly hoped that Ailess will come to his senses and have them move to a much bigger place. Until then, they had to make the best of what this old cabin had to offer. Fortunately for Warren, the old man liked to play darts so he busied himself with that. Masaferry just sat in that cushioned chair and go into thought.
"Warren, what do you think of Miss Rue?"
The vampire raised an eyebrow at his friend,"Is that what we're calling her? Mya sounds much cuter for her." He said before throwing the dart in his hand.
"So you think she's cute?"
"Don't you? She doesn't look average or monstrous so yes I think she's cute." Warren lightly smirked at Masaferry, "Are you jealous of her?"
Masaferry's face redden in embarrassment, "N-no!"
"Would it make you feel better if I said you are cute too?" Warren teased him.
"Shut up...I don't care who you think is cute!" He crossed his arms over his chest and turned his head.
"Oh relax...It's not like I can get that close to her. Ailess is a little possessive monster when it comes to his markings," Warren said before throwing another dart.
"Little is an understatement..."Ailess said then catches the dart between his thumb and index finger before it hits him in the eye. "Don't you think?"
"How was your "rest" Ailess? You're up early," Warren know that Ailess would never be walking around unless the moon was high in the sky.
"I got bored...and thirsty." Ailess looked at Masaferry and gave him an empty smile, "Would you be a dear and see if Mya Rue is in a better mood?" He knows that if he did it himself and they get into another argument, he will strangle her to death.
Masaferry nodded his head before standing up and going to the master bedroom then knocked on the door. He did hear any movement so he assumed she was still in suspension mode and didn't know how to get out of it. The door was locked and neither of them knows how to fix broken doors. This means he gets to put his own abilities into practice. Masaferry sat on the ground and closed his eyes. After some meditation, he was able to use Astro projection to get into the room. His eyes snapped open after taking a glimpse into the room and quickly returned to the others. "She's not there."
"Hm? What do you mean she's not there," Ailess clenched his fist as he tried to remain calm.
"She's not in the room and the window was left wide open," Masaferry answered.
"That's it..." Ailess eyes glowed red as he stormed outside, "When I get my hands on her-" He stopped when he looked at the ground and noticed small paw prints then large footprints. "Hmm...This is why she should have put that beast back in the river."
Mya felt something soft snuggle deeper into her chest, she assumed it was the cat. However, her eyes snapped open when she felt arms holding her waist. She looked down and saw black hair that reminded her of the cat's fur, but then she saw a sleeping man attached to it. His face was buried into her chest and her face redden in embarrassment. She pushed him off the bed without hesitation then sat up, pulling her knees to her chest. "Who the hell are you?!"
"Wah!" The young man hit the floor tangled up in blankets. "Ow is this the thanks I get for rescuing you?" He said as he rubbed his sore head.
"Rescuing me...?" She calmed down a bit and looked down at him. "Who are you?" She asked in a more polite manner this time.
"My name is Cecil Aijima...We actually met before," Cat ears popped up on the top of his head along with a slender black tail peeking out from underneath the blankets.
"Y-you're the cat from the river..."Her eyes widened and her whole face was red when she remembered the cat just sitting on her bed staring at her while she changed dresses. "You watched me undressed you pervert!" She chucked a pillow at his head, but he quickly dodged it.
"I'm sorry! Although you did look very beautiful without the dre-" The second pillow didn't miss its mark.
"Why did you "rescue" me?" She was suspicious of his intentions.
"Because you asked...you said you just wanted to run away and I don't blame you...That vampire you were with was so cruel." He answered as he stood up and let the blanket fall to the ground, revealing his nudity.
"W-Where are your clothes?!" At this point, she completely turned her body around so her back was facing him. So...Mya Rue was taken away by a naked cat man, this situation can't get any more awkward.
"It's part of the were-curse, clothes disappeared or get destroyed in the transformation process," Cecil nonchalantly explained to her before going to a wardrobe to pick out a green button up, brown vest, and white pants. "I'm all dressed now."
Mya got out of bed and looked around the space. It looked like a little house actually but without the kitchen, how cute. She noticed a full body mirror and sighed at what she didn't see in it, then her eyes glanced over at him, "I suppose I should be thanking be thanking you since I know I wouldn't be able to leave on my own." The bad news about this is that she is probably further away from Heavens now. If they were looking for her, they will be going to Ailess instead of here. Mya took a deep breath before putting on a smile and fully faced him, "Thank you, Cecil..."
"You're welcome," he gently took her hand into his and placed a small on the back of her hand, "My princess..."
"W-what?!" She squeaked when she heard what he called her.
"Cecil, do you have any lotion?" A male voice called out and short blonde male, with a signature fedora on, entered the room. "I think I got a rash when I fell in that bush-" He stopped talking when he saw Mya Rue standing in Cecil's room. After taking one look at the mirror, wolf-like ears and a tail appeared and he started growling. "What is a vampire doing in here?!"
The sudden aggression frightened Mya and she backed away. She remembered all the scary stories Yamato told her about werewolves. 'They're pack animals that will shred you from limb to limb in a blink of an eye,' he used to tell her, 'They especially love torturing vampires before killing them.' After that, Shion and Eiji were put in charge of bedtime stories...but I digress. "H-Hey I'm just as confused as you are!" She mentally when she saw the blonde werewolf lower to the ground like a coil ready to spring.
"Syo...please don't do what I think you're going to do..." It was too late, Syo tried pouncing on Mya. Fortunately, she ducked out the way then scrambled to the door and was outside in seconds. Syo was not that far behind her. "And he does it anyway..." He sighed before chasing after them.
"I...I gotta get out of here," she said as she ran through the almost empty town. Mya knocked over anything to slow down the little terror behind her. Syo managed to break through or dodge anything she threw at him. She looked over her shoulder and yelled out, "Can't we try talking this out?!" Mya Rue was afraid to stop she couldn't think clearly with all this fear.
"After I run a stake through you!"
"Cecil help!"
All this yelling and the sound of wood breaking finally came to the other residents' attention. Three other males, with wolf ears and tails, came out of their little houses to see the commotion. As misfortune would have it, Mya crashed into the chest of one of the werewolves that accidentally got in her way. As a reflex, the man wrapped his arms around her and held himself steady.
"What is going on out here?" The man asked in a calm tone. Mya looked up and her red eyes looked into dark deep blue ones.
"Cecil brought a vampire home with him!" Syo said after catching his breath. The others were surprised to hear what their friend has done.
"Ranmaru is not going to like this..." a young man with red-haired whispered to his tall companion in the glasses.
"Neither will Camus..." his friend whispered back.
"Cecil, she can't stay here. Wherever you found her, put her back." The blue haired werewolf said as he let her go and passed her over to Cecil. "If the alphas return and find a female vampire here, there will be hell to pay."
"When will I ever get a say in where I go? I'm not a toy that one just picks up on the side of the road." Mya Rue was getting really tired of being passed around more than Thumbelina. "I understand I can't stay here, but I'm sure as hell not going back to where he "found" me." She looked up at Cecil, "I appreciate what you did for me, but I have to get back to the southern part of the forest."
Cecil was a bit saddened that she wanted to leave but he can understand her discomfort here. Why stay in a place where you don't feel welcomed and loved. "Can I at least take you to the right direction?" Mya gave him a polite smile and nodded her head. When the were-cat guided her past Syo. The two of them had a growling/ hissing match, Cecil found the scene kinda humorous. Anyway, he escorted out of the little community and onto the right path heading to the south.
Mya felt a glimmer of hope as she walked down the path that will take her to her real home. She really hoped that Raging will explain and offer an apology to her. Then he can try to do something about Ailess's mark. The guy will welcome her back home with open arms and she'll get to be a vampire with them. Things are finally starting to look up for little 17-year-old Mya Rue.
That is until she heard howling from a very close distance.
She turned around and saw three pairs of glowing eyes in the shadows. Then she heard growling. "W-wolves..." her eyes shifted from them to her path then she did a bold move...she booked it. The wolves gave chased and were easily nipping at her heels. Mya felt a heavy weight on her back, causing her to fall on the ground. 'This is it...this is how I'm going to die... by being mauled by wolves till the sun comes up' she thought and looked up to see one of the wolves eyes. One was silver and the other was a pinkish purple.