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Chapter 37

I leapt to the side as Kagura's nails scratched thin air. My body came into contact with the ground and I rolled through the thick grass, trying to keep myself from getting dizzy.

"Tohru!" Kyo pulled me up, patting the dirt away. "You need to run, now!"

"B-But, I can't leave you like this so suddenly-" He pressed his lips to mine, savouring the moment before pulling back, pushing me in the opposite direction. "Go!" His voice strained.

"I love you!" I cried before sprinting down the path. I glanced back to find Yuki and Kyo holding off Kagura, but Haru and Reko were no where in sight.

A hand wrapped around my wrist, surprising me as I spun around.

"Where do you think you're going, Tohru?" Reko smirked.

"Leave me alone!" I yelled, ripping my wrist from his grip. I shoved my elbow back and hit him square in the face, pushing him back as I let my wings loose; jumping up.

"Damn you!" He ignore the blood coming from his nose and grabbed my wing, yanking me back.

"KYAAA!" I fell back, crashing into a tree. "O-Ow.." My vision grew blurred when I noticed a few of my feathers in Reko's hand, fluttering to the ground when he released them.

"You're coming with me now," he grabbed the ends of my hair. He gave them a sharp yank as he pulled me by my hair, and I let out a painful shriek, trying to pry his fingers away.

"H-Help! Kyo!" I moaned, digging my heels into the soft earth beneath me. "Let go!"

Gurea flew out from the trees and clamped his tiny jaw on Reko's hand. He growled as he tightened his hold, biting through to the bone.

"Ack!" Reko released my hair, trying to bat the tiger away.

I collapsed to the ground, threading my fingers through the rough grass. I tried to crawl away from the man while Gurea stalled him, aiming for the dark part of the woods away from the path.

I flinched from the tiny cry that sounded behind, craning my head to the side. "G-Gurea!" I watched as his form fell to the ground, holding a small puncture wound on his side. "Why did you hurt him!?" I yelled, struggling to push myself up.

Reko's foot connected with my back, knocking me back down.

My wings turned a dark silver as the fear took over. I looked around for an escape route, glancing frantically at the forest around me. I ignored the pain in my back and wings; heading towards the taller trees for cover.

But Reko caught up with me, snagging my wing. "To stop you from running, I'll have to damage your legs." He smirked, drawing his sword.

"N-No!" I screamed as he slashed at the back of my legs before hitting the hilt into the back of them. "KYO! YUKI! PLEASE!" I cried into the dirt.

"Stop it!" Haru jumped down from a tree, knocking Reko to the side. He kicked his sword away and pushed him to the ground, knocking him out with a single blow to the head.

"H-Hatsuharu..." I groaned, feeling numb all over.

"Don't worry, I'll get you out of here." His expression looked pained. He slid a special bracelet around his wrist before crouching beside me. "This way I won't change into my zodiac when I pick you up."

My body felt weightless when he picked me up, not being able to draw my wings back. I had no other choice than to let them fall lifelessly to the side, resting my head in the crock of Haru's neck. "Thanks."

"You won't be thanking me when you find where I'm taking you," his expression darkened, causing my instincts to kick in.

I slapped him across the face, gasping as he tightened his hold. "Haru, let me go."

"I'm sorry, it's the only way to save her." He squeezed my body against his, making it hard to breath.

"H-Ha...ru..!" My breath went as I passed out.

"Yuki, did you see which way Tohru went?" I sighed, dismissing Kagura's unconscious form.

"I-I don't know, she disappeared in the trees." Yuki replied, wiping the sweat from his brow. "Haru is also missing."

"What!? Do you think he went with her?" I growled, heading along the path.

"Kyo! If he did then she'll be OK." Yuki yelled, running after me.

I stopped dead in my tracks as I came upon Reko, kicking his body to the side. "Where the hell did they go!"

"Just stay calm-" Yuki stopped mid sentence when he noticed the small animal. "Gurea!"

"Huh?" I hurried over to him, picking him up.

Crimson seeped out from the wound on his side, dripping down my hand in slow trails.

"He might know where Haru and Tohru went." Yuki suggested.

"Right," I poked the tiger gently.

Gurea growled, opening his eyes.

"Gurea, do you know where Tohru and Haru went?"

He grumbled into my hand, nodded his head weakly. His tail wiggled around; pointing in a direction.

"Alright, thanks." I passed him to Yuki to get bandaged up.

"Let's go," Yuki said once Gurea's colour returned to him, keeping hold of him as he ran.

"Why does she always disappear on me?" I muttered, combing my hair back.

"That's girls for you," Yuki snickered.

Posting Date: 27th January 2013

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