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Chapter 54: Bad Corn

Fen glared at the cat, narrowing his eyes to slits. He shook with anger at the Zodiac's declaration, wanting to rough him up a little. To scare him off. "Don't go blaming me," he said rather calmly, surprising himself as well as the others. He was tired with this nonsense. Their arguing had become a substitute for conversation, finding it easier to call each other out than to sit and chat idly like normal people. He couldn't handle the angry bursts of emotions- not right this moment when they all seemed to be dropping like bricks. It was too much of a shock. His shoulders dropped substantially and his gaze flickered to his floppy joints as the tingling resurfaced amongst his feathers. In a couple more minutes he'd find that he wouldn't be able to shift at all. He cursed quietly, crushing his tail feathers as he slumped forward. "...Bad corn."

"Stop with ya mumbling!" Kyo snapped gruffly, not wanting to admit that he too was having some difficulty with moving. His hind legs were long gone and the numb feeling was slowly creeping along his stomach. He knew for sure that the next target would be his neck, then his arms and head. It was only a matter of time before he'd be numb all over. Kyo wasn't finding it comfortable. But he didn't have a cure for whatever this was. He's just have to stick it out and hope for the best.

Tohru watched the slip of emotions run across Kyo's face. She wanted to help him- she truly did- but she was stuck with her own problems. Her eyes blinked tiredly as the tingling sensation moved along her jaw, leaving a patch of numbness in its place as a ribbon of pain shot through her system. Her eyelids fluttered rapidly and her irises popped out in an explosion of blue, covering the whites of her eyes for a short moment before shrinking back. Only the quickest of eyes would have seen the sudden change. But Tohru felt weak. Whatever poisoning substances had been added to the food was certainly having an affect on her. Her arms flopped lifelessly beside her head as she felt the last ounce of her power drain away.

She shot a frantic glance at the others as they released terrified cries and shrieks, watching them writhe around on the ground with stomach lurching twists. Nothing about this was similar in any way to the shrinking potion she had once took on first entry to Wonderland. No, this time it was different. She no longer felt safe.

Kyo muffled a silent scream as Tohru felt her back arch with a ear-popping click, hearing her bones grind against each other at the sudden movement. Her eyes widened drastically before rolling back, leaving her in the dark. She must have blacked out because the scenery seemed all too strange when she awoke. She closed her eyes, trying to control her breathing as she forced her heart to slow down, feeling a rush of adrenaline spark somewhere deep inside her.

With a shaky breath Tohru opened her eyes. She blinked. Once. Twice, before she screamed.


Posting Date: 11th August 2014

Words: 539

Symm: I had to go to the Optitions (can't spell it) for an eye contact teaching this morning. It's my second time and it didn't take as long as the first teaching, but I have to go back in AGAIN to collect them. Then I have to go and collect them which will be the FOURTH TIME THIS A WEEK! My dad keeps taking the car to work so I have to walk there...but it's so far. THERE ARE TOO MANY HILLS IN WALES! Why can't it be flat!?

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