Chapter 9

Ryuu

She's a heir just like me, it had been two months since Ryuu and Kasumi were trapped in the cave. Kanji and Asana were now bigger adults now. Asana hadn't changed one bit she still had the same peppy attitude. Kanji was much different now he was no longer a crybaby; he was mature and serious and would go on hunts with Ryuu. It was strange hunting with a wolf but Kanji didn't seem to mind, he was very calm and caught a deer on his first try.

Kanji barked in his sleep and curled up around Kasumi, she had first taught them how to hunt it was no surprise that both Kanji and Asana were excellent fishers, being raised by a bear and all.

Kasumi's eyes flashed open and Ryuu jumped, she gazed at him and sat up, "I'm going for a walk," she announced stretching Kanji sat up his eyes showed Ryuu that he was fully awake.

"Let me come with you," offered Ryuu quickly standing up.

"No I'm fine with just me and Kanji," she said flickering her ears.

Ryuu woke up to Asana shaking him awake, Ryuu! Ryuu! Wake up! Wake up!

"What? Asana what is it?"

Kanji says they took her, they took Asana!

"What!" Ryuu explained his eyes widened in surprise. "Asana this is very important, who and where did they take her?"

Asana caught her breath and continued it was the Humans! They took her to The Shitou Bianyuan Nation!

Ryuu let a growl escape from him, "well then we should pay them a little visit shall we?"

Ryuu walked away from the forest he had a hat covering his ears and a belt to make it appear that his tail was hanging from it. Close to him followed Kanji and Asana they were supposed to be like hunting partners for him. Since Ryuu could not exactly speak Chinese he was suppose to be a mute hunter. But unlucky enough Ryuu ran into trouble as soon as he entered the gates.

"Halt! What is your business here!" a guard asked shoving his spear towards Ryuu.

Ryuu said nothing staring the guard down.

"The polite thing to do, when someone asks you a question, is answer it!" he screeched.

Again Ryuu said nothing.

"Why I," he started, snarling.

"Hey stop this at once!" someone yelled at the guard. He shoved himself in front of Ryuu and continued, "My friend here is mute he can't speak!"

"Oh I wasn't aware…" the guard stammered.

"Well can we come through?"

"Of course I'm so sorry sir, go right ahead."

He yanked Ryuu aside as they entered the gates, and in perfect Japanese said, "What were you thinking? Do you know what happens to Tribe members here?" the boy asked his brown eyes worried.

"Y-you speak Japanese!" Ryuu said gasping in awe.

He faced palmed himself before answering, "well I am the one who studies the Ice Tribe and Fire Tribe, of course I know Japanese." He paused, "now why are you here!?"

"My friend Kasumi was taken by your people and I need to get her back."

He cursed to himself, "ok I'll help you my name is Professor Xi and what is your name?"

"Ryuu"

"YOUR NAME IS RYUU?!" the professor yelled.

"Um yea… what of it?"

"You're the Heir of the Fire Tribe! And Kasumi," he said scratching his head, "She's the Heir of the Ice Tribe!" he stopped and made a confused face, "wait you want to save the Ice Tribe's Heir? If she were gone then your Tribe would prosper."

"Yea its complicated ok, we were kind of shut off from our territory and are trapped in a cave."

"Oh I see…." The professor smirked, "you have a thing for her don't you?"

"N-no it's not like that!" he stammered but the professor wasn't listening.

"Ah young love…." he said smiling.

Ryuu decided not to try to change the professor's mind and continued, "anyway how are we going to save her?"

The professor stopped smiling and grew serious, "ok so here is what we're going to do."