Kali changed into the outfit, then looked at it in the mirror. It was the same design as the regular uniforms, but was looser in the chest (which she thanked the gods for), didn't have the shoulder pads, since she didn't actaully fight in her human form, and was black and white.
Kali pulled off the leather jacket, looking over the shirt and pants that came with it. The entire outfit was leather, and skin tight.
"A man most definately designed this uniform." She muttered, pulling on the jacket again. Thinking back to her dreams, she sighed. "Don't worry, Aurora. I'll complete this mission and keep you safe."
After a while, she left her room and once again began to explore the Vione, still not used to the size. She stumbled across the Vione's stable and looked in to see at least twenty stalls in a row. Letting out a low whistle, she laughed quietly as around nineteen heads came into view and a few horses tossed their head in her direction. Walking down the hall, she stopped to scratch a few behind the ear, and noticed they were all chestnuts. One stall didn't have a horse looking out of it, and she jumped when she heard a shrill whinny. A man practically leapt over the door, stumbling and backing away as a black Freisian rammed into the door, snorting and stamping it's feet meanly.
"Do you always have to do it the hard way?" The man muttered, picking up a bucket and leaving. The horse disappeared from view, then rammed the door again, tossing it's magnificant head angrily. Kali watched the animal, then started towards him. He saw her and stopped, his ears twitching, then whinnied loudly at her and stomped, but she didn't stop. She was soon a few feet away from the door and the horse had his ears pinned back; his eyes had a wild look in them.
"I'll bet you're Dilandau's horse, aren't you?" The horse froze, one ear forward. His entire body was quivering and he snorted. "You're a beautiful horse, and you know it, right?" The horse tossed his head up and down, as if nodding, and she laughed. His long mane had a brush stuck in it, and his long forlock was falling into one eye.
Bending down, she took a handful of oats and stepped forward until she was in front of him. The horse instantly pinned his ears back, but she didn't back away. Instead, she held out her hand, offering him the oats. After a moment, he reached forward and ate them, then stamped his foot and yelled. She grinned and grabbed another handful, then while he was eating, slowly reached up and scratched him behind the ear. The horse completely forgot about the oats and leaned entirely into her hand.
Dilandau walked down the ally, looking around for Kali. He heard her voice in the stable, and walked in, then froze when he saw her. She was in the stall of the Freisian, running a brush through his mane and talking to him while he ate oats out of her hand. "You really are spoiled, do you know that, Emisario?" He looked back at her and she laughed. "You are. I'm feeding you and grooming you at the same time." He blew out a breath, then rubbed his head against her. "How could Dilandau use someone as gentle as you as a war horse?"
"Simple. I don't. He's too vicious to be ridden." Dilandau answered, walking down the hall. She looked over at him, surprised that he snuck up on her. Dilandau was used to people scrambling away when they were caught with something of his, so it shocked him when she turned back to the horse and continued to brush him.
"A horse as sweet as Emisario should not be a war horse."
"You think he's sweet?! He's broken at least two parts of every person who's gotten on him, including me." She completely ignored him and shocked Dilandau further when she picked up Emisario's hind foot and started cleaning it. "And I bet you think you can ride him no problem." Kali looked up at him, blowing her bangs out of her eyes.
"Is that a dare?" She dropped the stallion's foot and jumped over the door, hanging the brushes up.
"You seriously think you can?" She stared at Dilandau, grinning.
"Where's his saddle?"
15 minutes later Dilandau and 14 other slayers were standing in a field, stunned as Kali rode Emisario around the large field, going over jumps and going from a trot to a gallop without Emisario flicking an ear. *What the hell...* Viole thought, watching Kali ride the stallion they all feared as if he were a pony. *This girl just keeps on amazing me.*
Kali was enjoying herself very much. Emisario had an amazingly smooth run, and responded to the most subtle command. After a while, she pulled him to a stop in front of Dilandau and jumped down, allowing the horse to scratch his head against her back. "Well?" She asked, grinning at Dilandau. "What did you think?"
"I think I found a new rider for Emisario." Kali laughed and took hold of Emisario's reins, leading him back to the Vione. Viole watched her, then glanced over at Miguel. The soldier had a suspicious look in his eyes. *I think I've figured out Kali's little secret.* Miguel thought, following the others as they left.
Kali closed the latch to Emisario's stall and left. She headed down to the room that Dilandau had prepared for her while she was in her panther form. Unfortunately, she ran into Miguel.
"Kali, can I talk to you for a moment?" Kali raised an eyebrow, then sighed.
"Fine, but make it quick. I'm in a hurry." Miguel narrowed his eyes, studying her. She didn't like the feeling at all. Finally, he spoke.
"Kali, I know your secret." Kali's eyes widened, then narrowed.
"What do you mean?"
"I know you're an ameryst." Kali practically started growling and she grabbed him by the throat, forcing him against the wall.
"How did you find out?!" She hissed. Miguel smirked.
"It was rather easy to figure out. You're never in wars, and the panther is. The deaths didn't start until you came. You're able to control vicious animals. But this is the biggest giveaway." He gasped, dragging her tail away from her waist. This pushed her over the edge.
Kali pulled away from him, growling loudly as she changed shape into her famous panther form. Miguel swallowed hard and started to back away to the room she was headed for. "Looks like I was right." He muttered, watching Kali carefully she growled, then started towards him, both of them speeding up and running down the hall.
Miguel gasped for breath, running as hard as he could. Kali was quickly catching up. He burst into the room made for her, slamming the door shut, but she smashed it open, sliding to a stop and looking for Miguel. She couldn't stop fast enough and ran into the side of a cage, got up and shook her head. She looked around the room, growling low. ~*Where are you Miguel? I know you're in here.*~ Miguel held his breath. He didn't move from where he was hiding.
He looked down at the field below them as he hung from the balcony. Swallowing hard,
he looked back up and nearly let go in shock from seeing Kali leaning over, her mouth open to show off her fangs, a growl starting. ~*I found you!*~ Miguel swore as he slipped from the ledge, but Kali's paw swung at his hand and her claws dug into his skin. Miguel hissed in pain, but was thankful as she hauled him over the edge. The feeling left when she pinned him down, her fangs mere inches from his throat.
She snarled at him, then closed her mouth around his neck and just started to dig in, causing Miguel to cry out, when Dilandau slammed the door open.
"Miaka!!" He snapped, causing her to pull away from Miguel, leaving him gasping in pain. She had made four ragged tears in his throat, not deep enough to be lifethreatening, but still stinging and bleeding rather badly. "Damn it, Miaka, look what you did!!" Dilandau went to grab her by the neck, but she snapped at his hand, latching onto it. In one swift tug, she broke his wrist, but he struck her over the head with his sword.
Kali was knocked to the ground as she let go of Dilandau's hand. Knowing she was going to change shape, he pulled off his jacket and threw it over her, then walked over to Miguel. He was gasping for breath, gripping his throat tightly. Dilandau pulled his hand away for a moment, then covered his neck as it started to bleed quickly. He helped him up and led him out of the room, glancing at Kali as she'd changed back to human and was gripping her forhead.
After he'd dropped off Miguel, he walked back to Kali's room to find her still on her knees, shaking.
"I'm sick of this." She said quietly, not realizing he was there. "I can't stand it any more. This, thing, it wants to destroy everyone I know. It even attacked my sister." She froze. "My sister. Aurora. She's still depending on my to finish. I can't let Mavida hurt her." She looked up as she heard Dilandau.
"Kali-"
"Dilandau, I can't fight as the panther anymore. I, I don't trust this other form of myself." He stared down at her, watching her pull his jacket closer, as if it would protect her. His heart seemed to cave slightly and he bent down, picking her up. She was shaking, and a tear was sliding down her face. Her tail curved around his broken wrist tightly as he carried her to her bedroom.
Kali pulled off the leather jacket, looking over the shirt and pants that came with it. The entire outfit was leather, and skin tight.
"A man most definately designed this uniform." She muttered, pulling on the jacket again. Thinking back to her dreams, she sighed. "Don't worry, Aurora. I'll complete this mission and keep you safe."
After a while, she left her room and once again began to explore the Vione, still not used to the size. She stumbled across the Vione's stable and looked in to see at least twenty stalls in a row. Letting out a low whistle, she laughed quietly as around nineteen heads came into view and a few horses tossed their head in her direction. Walking down the hall, she stopped to scratch a few behind the ear, and noticed they were all chestnuts. One stall didn't have a horse looking out of it, and she jumped when she heard a shrill whinny. A man practically leapt over the door, stumbling and backing away as a black Freisian rammed into the door, snorting and stamping it's feet meanly.
"Do you always have to do it the hard way?" The man muttered, picking up a bucket and leaving. The horse disappeared from view, then rammed the door again, tossing it's magnificant head angrily. Kali watched the animal, then started towards him. He saw her and stopped, his ears twitching, then whinnied loudly at her and stomped, but she didn't stop. She was soon a few feet away from the door and the horse had his ears pinned back; his eyes had a wild look in them.
"I'll bet you're Dilandau's horse, aren't you?" The horse froze, one ear forward. His entire body was quivering and he snorted. "You're a beautiful horse, and you know it, right?" The horse tossed his head up and down, as if nodding, and she laughed. His long mane had a brush stuck in it, and his long forlock was falling into one eye.
Bending down, she took a handful of oats and stepped forward until she was in front of him. The horse instantly pinned his ears back, but she didn't back away. Instead, she held out her hand, offering him the oats. After a moment, he reached forward and ate them, then stamped his foot and yelled. She grinned and grabbed another handful, then while he was eating, slowly reached up and scratched him behind the ear. The horse completely forgot about the oats and leaned entirely into her hand.
Dilandau walked down the ally, looking around for Kali. He heard her voice in the stable, and walked in, then froze when he saw her. She was in the stall of the Freisian, running a brush through his mane and talking to him while he ate oats out of her hand. "You really are spoiled, do you know that, Emisario?" He looked back at her and she laughed. "You are. I'm feeding you and grooming you at the same time." He blew out a breath, then rubbed his head against her. "How could Dilandau use someone as gentle as you as a war horse?"
"Simple. I don't. He's too vicious to be ridden." Dilandau answered, walking down the hall. She looked over at him, surprised that he snuck up on her. Dilandau was used to people scrambling away when they were caught with something of his, so it shocked him when she turned back to the horse and continued to brush him.
"A horse as sweet as Emisario should not be a war horse."
"You think he's sweet?! He's broken at least two parts of every person who's gotten on him, including me." She completely ignored him and shocked Dilandau further when she picked up Emisario's hind foot and started cleaning it. "And I bet you think you can ride him no problem." Kali looked up at him, blowing her bangs out of her eyes.
"Is that a dare?" She dropped the stallion's foot and jumped over the door, hanging the brushes up.
"You seriously think you can?" She stared at Dilandau, grinning.
"Where's his saddle?"
15 minutes later Dilandau and 14 other slayers were standing in a field, stunned as Kali rode Emisario around the large field, going over jumps and going from a trot to a gallop without Emisario flicking an ear. *What the hell...* Viole thought, watching Kali ride the stallion they all feared as if he were a pony. *This girl just keeps on amazing me.*
Kali was enjoying herself very much. Emisario had an amazingly smooth run, and responded to the most subtle command. After a while, she pulled him to a stop in front of Dilandau and jumped down, allowing the horse to scratch his head against her back. "Well?" She asked, grinning at Dilandau. "What did you think?"
"I think I found a new rider for Emisario." Kali laughed and took hold of Emisario's reins, leading him back to the Vione. Viole watched her, then glanced over at Miguel. The soldier had a suspicious look in his eyes. *I think I've figured out Kali's little secret.* Miguel thought, following the others as they left.
Kali closed the latch to Emisario's stall and left. She headed down to the room that Dilandau had prepared for her while she was in her panther form. Unfortunately, she ran into Miguel.
"Kali, can I talk to you for a moment?" Kali raised an eyebrow, then sighed.
"Fine, but make it quick. I'm in a hurry." Miguel narrowed his eyes, studying her. She didn't like the feeling at all. Finally, he spoke.
"Kali, I know your secret." Kali's eyes widened, then narrowed.
"What do you mean?"
"I know you're an ameryst." Kali practically started growling and she grabbed him by the throat, forcing him against the wall.
"How did you find out?!" She hissed. Miguel smirked.
"It was rather easy to figure out. You're never in wars, and the panther is. The deaths didn't start until you came. You're able to control vicious animals. But this is the biggest giveaway." He gasped, dragging her tail away from her waist. This pushed her over the edge.
Kali pulled away from him, growling loudly as she changed shape into her famous panther form. Miguel swallowed hard and started to back away to the room she was headed for. "Looks like I was right." He muttered, watching Kali carefully she growled, then started towards him, both of them speeding up and running down the hall.
Miguel gasped for breath, running as hard as he could. Kali was quickly catching up. He burst into the room made for her, slamming the door shut, but she smashed it open, sliding to a stop and looking for Miguel. She couldn't stop fast enough and ran into the side of a cage, got up and shook her head. She looked around the room, growling low. ~*Where are you Miguel? I know you're in here.*~ Miguel held his breath. He didn't move from where he was hiding.
He looked down at the field below them as he hung from the balcony. Swallowing hard,
he looked back up and nearly let go in shock from seeing Kali leaning over, her mouth open to show off her fangs, a growl starting. ~*I found you!*~ Miguel swore as he slipped from the ledge, but Kali's paw swung at his hand and her claws dug into his skin. Miguel hissed in pain, but was thankful as she hauled him over the edge. The feeling left when she pinned him down, her fangs mere inches from his throat.
She snarled at him, then closed her mouth around his neck and just started to dig in, causing Miguel to cry out, when Dilandau slammed the door open.
"Miaka!!" He snapped, causing her to pull away from Miguel, leaving him gasping in pain. She had made four ragged tears in his throat, not deep enough to be lifethreatening, but still stinging and bleeding rather badly. "Damn it, Miaka, look what you did!!" Dilandau went to grab her by the neck, but she snapped at his hand, latching onto it. In one swift tug, she broke his wrist, but he struck her over the head with his sword.
Kali was knocked to the ground as she let go of Dilandau's hand. Knowing she was going to change shape, he pulled off his jacket and threw it over her, then walked over to Miguel. He was gasping for breath, gripping his throat tightly. Dilandau pulled his hand away for a moment, then covered his neck as it started to bleed quickly. He helped him up and led him out of the room, glancing at Kali as she'd changed back to human and was gripping her forhead.
After he'd dropped off Miguel, he walked back to Kali's room to find her still on her knees, shaking.
"I'm sick of this." She said quietly, not realizing he was there. "I can't stand it any more. This, thing, it wants to destroy everyone I know. It even attacked my sister." She froze. "My sister. Aurora. She's still depending on my to finish. I can't let Mavida hurt her." She looked up as she heard Dilandau.
"Kali-"
"Dilandau, I can't fight as the panther anymore. I, I don't trust this other form of myself." He stared down at her, watching her pull his jacket closer, as if it would protect her. His heart seemed to cave slightly and he bent down, picking her up. She was shaking, and a tear was sliding down her face. Her tail curved around his broken wrist tightly as he carried her to her bedroom.