8/3/17

Chapter 4: Trouble In Clarines

(Mitsuhide POV)

I had a bad feeling about that man that is with Shirayuki, the so-called Daiki. I looked down the hallway and saw Kiki and Obi standing there talking. "Hey Obi, I want you to go and watch Shirayuki. I don't trust that guy with Shirayuki and Zen's baby." I said, stopping right in front of them.

"What are you talking about?" Kiki asked, looking at me.

"The new guard that was sign to Shirayuki on Izana's orders." I answer, looking confused.

"Mitsuhide the new guard was sign to her was Kai Ulkir." Kiki said, giving me a confused looked.

"But that guard I saw was not Kai Ulk-." Mitsuhide cut himself off and looked back down the hallway where he just came from. Kiki, Obi, and I heard a sound coming from a closet that was in the hallway. Kiki push me to go first, so I walked up to the closet while Kiki and Obi stood behind me, cowards! We have faced worse than this!

I grab the handle and open it up slowly. When the closet is open all the way. I saw Kai Ulkir tied up around, his legs and arms bound, and has duct tape around his mouth.

"I got it." Obi said, he ripped the duct taped off his face leaving a big red mark across his mouth. Kiki and I cover our ear before Kai can scream.

"That hurt." He yelled, looking at Obi. Obi just laughed.

"Well, you have to do it fast or the pain will hurt more if you don't." Obi said, cut the rope that was round his legs and arms.

"What happen, Kai?" Kiki said, looking at Kai. Kai looked up.

"Well, I was going to meet Shirayuki because I was going to be her new guard for the time being until Zen get his memory back." Kai said, standing up and rub his wrist there the rope was at- probably leaving rope burn.

"So, that guy with Shirayuki, is not the new guard that was assign to Shirayuki." I said, knew something about that man just felt wrong when I first meet him. "Damn, I left Shirayuki alone with that man." I said, running back down the hallway follow by Kai, Kiki, and Obi.

We run into Shirayuki's room and she was not there. We all went to the herbalist building to see if she was there.

"Ryu, has Shirayuki came in today?" I asked, fly the door wide open and saw that Ryu was sitting on the ground. He looked up and saw Kiki, Kai, Obi, and I at the doorway.

"No, I have not seen her today." Ryu answer. After he said that the group looked around the whole castle ground for her and nothing. We could not find her.

"Where is she?" I asked, hating myself for leaving Shirayuki alone with that man. If Zen gets his memory back, he will kill me for sure. I punch a tree, I was so stupid!

"Mitsuhide!" Kiki yelled, looking at me. "We are going to find her!"

Meanwhile...

(Zen P.O.V)
I was walking outside when something caught my eye, that red-haired girl was being pulled by a tall man. Something in my body did not like the way that man was touching her. Why? I don't know, it's not like I have feelings for her, but my body move on its own and ran up to the man. I pulled the girl away from him and have her stand behind me.

"You are not a member of the court. You need to leave before I call the guards." I said, watching the man walk away and out of the castle. I turn to look at the girl.

"You need to learn to stand up for yourself. If you can't do that, you don't belong here. So, leave the castle ground." I said, walking back in the castle. My heart suddenly hurt after I said that to her. I put my hand over my heart and take a deep breath in and let it out, slowly.

Back to Mitsuhide (P.O.V)...

I saw Shirayuki standing in the middle of the castle ground. Obi, Kiki, Kai, and I all ran up to her. "Shirayuki are you okay?" I asked, looking at her with worrying eyes. "Yes, I'm fine. Zen stop that man but… he told me to leave the castle." Shirayuki answer, walking back in to the castle, I didn't need to see her face to know she was on the verge of tears. I thought to myself "Come on Zen, remember!"

See you in the next chapter...