Our little family
Chapter seven: all things returned
They found him. The rat king, Sorata. Or maybe it was a little more like he had found d them. Fai still had yet to see the body from which the voice was coming from. He just heard the twisted voice of a friend. The feather couldn't change somebody that much could it?
"Come out." Kurogane yelled into the air. He looked around, this man was nowhere to be found.
"Kurogane don't waste your breath. He's most likely in his rat form just to hide from us. He's quite a cowered like that." Aria said. "You're just wasting your time."
"So smart princess." Sorata's voice was full of sarcasm. "I guess you want a prize for bringing her back here. You can have your lives."
Kurogane tried to control his malicious laugh. Did this rat think that he could beat them? Fai on the other hand smirked before laughing at the threat.
" Kuro-puppy are you really going to let him say those things while he has the Children chained away in this cold, dark, dungeon." Fai faked a cry. "How cruel."
"How cruel." Mokona mimicked.
Aria looked at them dumbfounded. "Are you guys idiots?" Right now your talking to the toughest guy on the forest. And you're making out to be a big joke? I spent days trying to run easy from here, and you treat him like he's nothing more than a rat."
"That's cause kuro-puppy is so strong, nothing can stand in his way." Fai smiled.
Sorata laughed and appeared before them at the end of the hall. His silky robes bellowed out as he air rushed away from him. "You think you can defeat me?"
Fai and Kurogane smile and said in unison. "Yeah."
Syaoran and Sakura both jumped at the sound of yelling in the torch lit hall way. From what they could hear, it was definitely Kurogane. Syaoran ran over to the door trying to see out e small barred window, with no avail.
"Himi, we have to get out of here." He called as he heard the ninja attacking something. He had to help them and make sure his princess was safe.
"Your never break down the door. It's make of the strongest iron in our land." A familiar voice called out. The soft silky voice could only belong to Arashi. Her tall frame came into their view through the door's small window. Her face dimly lit by the torches of the long passage. "Shall I let you out?"
A small glimmer of hope appeared on the young travelers' eyes. They could finaaly get back to looking for Sakura's feather.
Every strike missed the rat king's nimble body. He easily dodged Kurogane's sword, looking happy at each miss that seemed to tire the ninja out more. To Fai, what he saw was not a fight, bit what looked to be more of a dance that Sorata had carefully forced the black haired male into.
"Stand still, damn it." Kurogane swore with another miss.
The rat king laughed until he heard the soft steps of Arashi's approach. He glanced back at her as she said quietly, "I brought them, as you wished."
"Good." He said jumping back, causing Kurogane to miss again. "Grab the boy."
Unfortunately the teens didn't realize that Arashi was not really on their side until she pulled Syaoran's hands behind his back. And the rat king firmly grabbed Sakura, bringing a knife from his hidden pocket up to her throat.
" He never plays by the rules." Aria whispered, shivering slightly.
"Hand me my princess and I'll give you her." He smiled, knowing he had the power. He nodded to Fai. "I want you to bind her hands and bring her over."
Fai looked at Kurogane, having a plan of his own and nodded. Slowly putting his hands up he walked backwards to a door that was open. Inside was a small bit of rope, he grabbed and made his way back out. Gently he began to tie Aria's hands behind her back. For a moment she looked at him with a questionable look on her heart shaped face. He simply smiled.
" Fai-san..." Mokona called out as he and Aria stepped forwards.
"You know how this works," Fai smiled sloppily. " your princess is bound mine is not let mine go first."
"Arashi bind the girl. I don't want any mishaps." He waited for the black haired woman, while Fai's eyes followed Aria's.
After Sakura's hands were bound with a hemp rope, she was nudged forward. Fai how ever walked up with Aria and gave her a light nudge into Sorata's arms.
"Finally." He sighed. Only moments later Fai reached into Aria's pocket pulled a knife she had on her. Aria's rope fell against the floor as she pulled him close so Fai could bring the knife up to his throat.
"Now," Fai said with a dark smile. "Where's the feather?"
Well sorry it took so long, I didn't want to write a fight scene. So I didn't this should be the second to last chapter. Soooo yeah...
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