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Light's Thunder
Ch7: Unlikely Savior

I groaned awake when I felt a few rain drops against my sweaty skin. My neck and arms were sore, my legs were practically numb. I looked around; the fire had died down, the sunrise was just now coming into view, the men were nowhere to be seen. It was completely silent aside from the birds chirping. I could be in Hiten's arms and watching the sunrise with him right now if I hadn't been so stupid as to let myself be captured.

I yelped in surprise as it began raining so suddenly. I looked up at the now dark sky to see a man on a rain cloud coming towards the camp, bringing the majority of the rain with him as he descended down to the now moist earth.

"L-Lord Juten, you're here." The soldiers bowed when they came out of their tents to see their master.

"Of course" Juten says hopping off his rain cloud.

"Milord we have something that might interest you a great deal." The soldier with blue armor announced as he stood up with the others.

"What might that be?" Juten looked at him with an arched brow.

"A woman, Milord." The one in red answered in place of his brother.

"What kind of woman?" Juten asked. I was watching closely, there was something weird going on, not only because the soldiers were practically serving me to this guy on a silver platter, but so far everything that's been happening between the tribes of the Elemental Demons involved me.

"A Kitsune." The soldiers replied.

Juten looked at them for a minute then a sinister smile appeared on his face, "Does she belong to him?" Juten wondered, the smile never leaving his face. No doubt he knew that I was Hiten's Kitsune, apparently all of them knew that fact, but what troubled me was why it was such a big deal for us to be together. The soldiers nodded, they brought Juten over to me. When Juten saw me he sneered at me.

I growled at him, this guy was giving off bad vibes and those vibes told my gut to not let this bastard near me.

"What's wrong Kitsune?" Juten asked as he got closer to me. I was in a bad position, I had absolutely no way of defending myself from him, except…

"You stay away from me. I'm warning you." I snarled, my fangs showing.

"Why should I? You're Hiten's whore, right?" Juten got closer, his hand resting on the handle of his dagger that was in its sheath at his hip.

"He hasn't touched me!" I protested.

"Sure." Juten said sarcastically, not believing me.

"He hasn't! Hiten has respect for me!" I said.

"He's lying." Juten stated.

"No he's not. I trust him." I said, a mental picture of Hiten feeling my mind, making me smile lightly.

"He is lying." Juten stated.

"Shut up! Just shut up!" I shouted, getting frustrated with him.

"Make me." Juten smirked at me.

My eyes glowed, my energy spiked, a wind swirled around me, my bangs lifted to reveal my Jewel Shards. "FOX FIRE!" I burned the so-called Lord Juten to ash and somehow melted my restraints. I made a run for it.

Three of the soldiers tackled me hard to the ground and tried to rip my clothes off, but not before they got hit with a lightning bolt. I rolled over and looked around for Hiten only to see his father.

I looked at him with surprise and confusion, "Milord? What are you...?"

"You dare touch my son's woman, you damn blackguards?" Hiten's father ignored me and glared at the remaining soldiers.

"What are you talking about? He hasn't marked her, therefore she isn't technically his." The one in green said.

I watched silently, somehow I knew Hiten's father couldn't argue with that.

"The Kitsune is my son woman regardless." Hiten and Mantin's father snarled.

I looked over my shoulder when I heard something hit the ground behind me, "HITEN!" I ran to him and threw my arms around him.

Hiten held me against him, "Are you hurt?" He said pulling back a little to look at my face.

"No, I'm fine." I smiled at him.

"I'm sorry; I should've gotten here sooner." Hiten just looked at me as he caressed me cheek. I gently smiled and held his hand in mine as his cupped my cheek.

"Ah, so you finally came for your whore, Hiten?" One of the soldiers smirked at the man that held me.

Hiten growled at him, a glare of pure anger covered his features making me stiffen nervously; I hated it when Hiten got like this.

"Hiten, Mantin…" The Thunder Brothers' father called them without taking his eyes off of the soldiers.

Hiten and Mantin looked at their father, "Father?"

"Get out of here, all of you." He said as he raised his own Thunder Pike.

"But Father…" Hiten started.

"I said go, now!" His father said shouted firmly at his son.

"Yes father…" Hiten picked me up and lifted me up in the sky as we flew on the flaming wheels at his ankles. Mantin floated on his cloud next to us.

"Hikari, why did you call my father "Milord"?" Hiten wondered as we watched his father fight as we drifted away.

"Why should I call him anything different when he hates him?" I asked quietly.

Hiten didn't say anything.

We flew away from the camp and went to Hiten and Mantin's territory.

I stayed silent as we walked through the giant double doors. I went to my room without a word. I stood at the window and stared at the mountain tops. I didn't even look over at my shoulder when the door slid open. I heard him enter the room and walk over to me.

Hiten held me to him, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you."

"Don't blame yourself, they caught me off guard." I laid my arms over his, which were hugging my waist. Hiten rested his chin on my shoulder.

Hiten kissed my neck and then pulled away. "Why do you pull away so quickly?" I looked at him.

"I didn't know if you wanted me to..." Hiten said kissing me again.

"Don't get too frisky, hotshot." I smiled when he ran a hand across my ass, I pulled his hand away.

Hiten smirked and nibbled at my ear making me giggle, it tickled, "Fine I won't." He chuckled.

"Thanks for coming after me." I said as he headed for the door.

"You never have to thank me for coming after you." He stopped, turned, and looked at me.

"Maybe but still… it means a lot that you did." I brushed a few stray hairs out of my eyes as I looked at him. Hiten just smiled at me.

"They were going to give me to their Lord..." I stated randomly, referring to the soldiers that Hiten's father had no doubtingly killed by now.

"I know." Hiten crossed his arms over his breast shield, the armor rattling slightly with the movement, "It's odd that he saved you."

"Yes, what were his intensions do you think?" I was truly curious, it was a Kitsune thing.

"I don't know." Hiten looked at me. My gut said that he was lying, but it couldn't be right, he wouldn't lie to me, would he?

Hiten left the room.

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"How is she?" Mantin walked up to Hiten, who came out of Hikari's room and closed the door behind him.

Hiten looked at him, "Not as shaken up as I thought she would be." He replied as they walked away from the room and down the hall, "Has father returned yet, Mantin?" Hiten wondered.

"Yes, he's with mother at the moment." Mantin answered, "You do realize you're running out of time."

"Yeah, I know." Hiten sighed.

"You have to stick to the plan."

"I know the plan…I just…" Hiten trailed off as he walked over to the open window and leaned against the pane and sighed.

"You just…?" Mantin wondered, "You can't tell me you actually fell in love with her."

"I want to say no, but then I'd be lying." Hiten looked out the window at the scenery.

"You weren't actually supposed to fall for her, Hiten." Mantin said.

"I wasn't planning on it, it just happened."

"Well either way you need to hurry, you only have a month left, Hiten…"

"A month…then I have to hurry…"

"If father hadn't saved her the whole plan would have been ruined completely." Mantin said to himself, but aloud.

"I wish there was another way…" Hiten admitted.

"There isn't another way brother; it's the only way you can be free."

"Yes…"

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I knocked softly on the door, "Yes?" He said. I slid the door open and saw him sitting at the table drinking tea and reading a scroll. He scowled at me, "What do you want Kitsune?" He asked me slurry.

I looked at him a little nervous, then I bowed at the waist, my arms in front of me, one hand on top of the other, "T-Thank you...Milord…for saving my life…"

"I only saved you for Hiten's sake, I honestly think if you can't defend yourself then you're not worthy of my son. I should've have let them have their way with you…"

I just stared at my feet surprised and hurt.

"You are not worthy of my son and therefore not worthy to be part of this tribe…you are to leave here and never return, and if you ever dare to come back I'll show you just how brutal our kind can really be…"

I looked at him, with teary eyes.

"GET OUT!" He shouted at me, his fangs showing. I flinched then ran out of the room, I didn't even stop to get my stuff, I just ran through the palace, out the door, through the courtyard, out of the territory, and into the forest that lay outside the territory as fast as my legs could carry me; tears running down my face.

It was starting rain harshly, I kept running, I finally found a cave, I went in then collapsed to my knees as I broke down. "Hiten…" I sobbed his name. Hiten was certain to come looking for me. Hiten would be raving mad thinking that I just took off and not ran off by that monster of a father of his.

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"Where could she be?" Hiten wondered to himself as he searched the castle for the Kitsune.

"What are you looking for son?" His father walked up to him.

"Have you seen Hikari? I can't find her anywhere." Hiten closed a door after he looked into the room to find it empty.

"Yes I have over three hours ago as she ran clear out of the territory, she said she was leaving and never coming back."

"SHE WHAT?" Hiten turned on his heel, he looked at his father.

"It's true son, she told me herself…she just wasn't what we thought she was. Don't worry yourself over her, Hiten, you can find someone better."

"No." Hiten grabbed his Thunder Pike and went off to find her.

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Hikari sat against the moss covered cave wall, I hugged my legs close to my body as I cried softly against my knees. I stiffened completely when I smelled him, and could fell his furious energy pulsing off of him. I looked up at him; he was standing at the entrance, soaked completely, his eyes glowing with anger. "Hiten…please…"

I gasped when he jerked me up by my upper arms and shook me, "WHAT THE HELL HIKARI, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING LEAVING?" He shouted at me, "ANSWER ME!" He shouted when I didn't reply.

"DON'T SHOUT AT ME!" I said.

"WHY SHOULDN'T I?" He snarled at me.

"BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONE YOU SHOULDN'T BE MAD AT, I DID NOTHING WRONG!"

"Then who should I yell at? Pray tell." He stopped shouting at me.

"Your father."

"Why?" Hiten asked still glaring at me.

"He told me to leave and never come back." The whole conversation between Hiten's father and me ran through my mind.

"W-What…?" Hiten's glare faded into a look of surprise, his grip on my arms slackened.

"If I ever did come back he would show me how brutal your people could really be…" My voice broke.

Hiten just looked at me, his eyes softened, he pulled me to him. Hiten ran a hand through my hair, he sat down and pulled me to where I was straddling him. He started kissing me, I kissed back. His hot tongue running over my teeth, gums, over my own tongue.

My eyes widened when he untied my obi and my kimono loosened and fell off my shoulders. Tears ran down my face. "I'm sorry; I just can't hold myself back anymore." He whispered and kissed my neck, his hands slipped into my kimono to lie against my ribs.

I whined, "Hiten…"

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"I'm sorry; I just can't hold myself back anymore." Hiten whispered and kissed Hikari's neck as he slipped his hands into her kimono and rested them against her ribs.

"Hiten…" She whined.

"It looks like I'm not going to need that extra month after all." Hiten said inwardly as he glanced up at the blushing Kitsune in his arms.

To Be Continued…