29: Limited
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Takuma stirs against me so my eyes flutter open and he props himself off of the bed and looks down at me.
"My arm's killing me," he complains as he tries to move it around but he winces making me immediately get up and go to his side.
"Be careful Takuma! If not the wound's going to reopen and it took forever to close it up!" I instruct him and he nods
"Thank you again for saving me, I can recall that there was these wolves that were trying to get at me but it was like they were made of fire because I felt this huge blast of heat coming onto me." I nod
"That's exactly what happened," I stand up to brush my hair to tame the crazy bed hair but as I find a brush it presses against my hand's wound making me drop it where it dances against the floor before it comes to a halt. I grab my hand to subdue the throbbing when Takuma comes to me and grabs my hand. He licks it sending chills down my spine and goose bumps to crawl over my skin; he runs his hand over the wound and pulls his hand back revealing that my skin has closed up with no sign of a cut there to begin with.
"Have you told Kaname yet? How we got delayed?" he asks so I shake my head then reach into my pocket drawing out the locket. I give Kaname the news so he tells us where he's at so we can track down his scent to find him. I close the locket and we get dressed to leave but as I come out of the shower dressed Takuma's just in his boxers getting dressed so I cover my eyes.
"I'm sorry!" I yell as I reach out for my necklace on the dresser but he laughs.
"It's okay now let's go before they find us." I re-open my eyes and he tugs at me hand pulling me behind him. I go to the counter to pay but as we wait something's off in the air. I try to get Takuma's attention without drawing any but he's harassing the stable men where Ember is.
"It's 500," I gasp as I redirect my attention back to the clerk so I mumble under my breath and produce a pouch and set it down but it makes the sound of coins hitting a hard surface. While he counts I leave and pull on Takuma's sleeve so we can leave before the clerk notices that I'm 150 short. We get on Ember and we run to the direction where Kaname's scent if and we run fast because it looks like it's going to rain soon and if it does the scent won't be reliable anymore.
We trot through the woods to the hideout so Takuma's outside with Ember leaving Kaname and I to ourselves inside.
"What happened? What did you have to do in order for Zero to let you guys leave?" He asks so I sigh as I look at Takuma playing with Ember.
"I have to go with him,"
"Meaning?"
"I have to turn myself in to him." I glance at him from Takuma and his face's in shock and something else.
"What? That means all of this will have been in vain. Damn it," he punches the wall and it leaves a hole.
"And I only have three weeks at the max before he'll hunt me down and kill me." I look at my palm as his voice rings into my mind echoing his warning.
"No you don't, we can make your scent smell different and-"
"I promised it on my blood." I cut him off
"So you'll die either way if you don't?" I nod making him sigh "Then we'll have to change plans."
"Why?"
"We'll go to the Ceil Estate so that way your father can help us come up with anything to save you."
"Kaname that's over a day's travel from here! And I only have 21 days well more like 20 before I have to leave." I point out "And besides I can't risk involving my dad into this if not the Senate and Guard will kill him."
"And it's not like we can bring in Amber to help either..."
I sigh "My freedom will be gone so let's prepare ourselves because once when I turn myself in they'll ask me questions about your whereabouts so many it's better if we separated that way I won't be able to give you guys out."
"Agreed, but when do you plan to tell Takuma? He won't be all too pleased with what's going on and if he tries going in after you he can die." I look back out of the window and bite on my lip with my fang threatening to puncture it.
"When the time's right. So please don't tell him I want to be the one who tells him." He nods
"I'll go and tell him that we're separating and he'll be with you; he's happier when he is." He's about to leave when I grab his wrist and make him look at me. I offer a small smile
"Thank you for everything." He smiles too
"I should be thanking you because without your help I wouldn't have been able to do this." I let go and he quietly closes the door behind him leaving me with a hollow feeling chewing at my soul.
"Takuma! Stop playing around!" I tell him as I mount onto the horse Kaname escaped with.
"Hold up!" He tells me and runs off. I growl because this guy's older than me and he acts like a little kid. I face palm making Ember laugh but Kaname's horse who I'm naming Barrow shoots his head towards Ember making her to grow quiet. He nods pleased with himself and prance in place. I pat his smokey colored neck laughing to myself. I hear leaves crunch under something so I look up and it's Takuma with his arms behind his back.
"Ready?" I ask but he stands in front of me.
"My lady, accept thy humble gift." He bows in front of me and hands me some flowers so I'm about to accept them when Barrow chomps down on them and rips them out of his hands.
"Stupid horse!" Takuma screams as he's in a tug a war with Barrow trying to get the flowers back making Ember and I laugh. She comes over and bites Barrow's ear making him whine as he let's go. Takuma gets them back and smiles weakly as the flowers are a mess.
"It's fine now c'mon let's go." He mounts on and take the lead but Ember looks back and she slaps Barrow's neck with her tail so he glares at her then he pretends that he's gonna nip her tail making her run off catching Takuma off guard. He yells as he reaches out for the reins but Ember backs up as Barrow chases after her but he rears up on his hind legs so I struggle to hold on but then he falls backwards falling onto me and force the saddle horn into my face and it's the last thing I see.
