"What are we going to do!" Shinobu and Kitsune began to panic. "Yeah Shinobu has a point, we can't possibly stop this damn thing, I mean you were barely killed trying to defend Motoko from one those things." Kitsune added, scared and unwilling to admit it. "She has a point, Lazaraus." Seta said. "Yes, she does, but I was able to destroy them both in the end, but I have a felling that Augustian himself is going to make an appearance tonight."
"And that is completely different can of worms altogether." Added as she took and extra long puff of her cigarette. "So can I help?" asked Motoko, shyly as she turned up her face up slowly to meet that of Lazaraus's. Lazaraus only smiled knowing very well that no matter what he said she was would join him in battle. "It would be an honor if someone as beautiful as you fought by my side." Lazaraus smiled at the stunning raven haired maiden who had stole his heart.
"I wanna help, I wanna help!" Su screamed as she jumped up from her seat in large exaggerated leaps. Lazaraus simply shook his head. "Although your skill with weapons is most impressive young princess, I cannot have you endanger your life." "But you're letting Motoko-Chan do it!" Su protested as she pouted cross-legged on the seat.
"Yes, but Motoko's skills in fighting demons and the such will come in handy." Lazaraus said giving them the first excuse that popped into his head. But everyone including Motoko herself knew exactly why Lazaraus had allowed Motoko to fight. At realizing this Motoko felt strangely comforted by his presence.
Lazaraus turned to look out the window and noticed very abruptly, his eyes opening wide in disbelief, that sundown could not be more than one hour away. He had to get these people out of here and he had to do it quickly. "Holy Shit." Lazaraus murmured to himself in English being understood by no one save Keitaro who had picked up the meaning of such phrases during his stay in the United States.
Keitaro raised a knowing eyebrow that quickly turned into a frown as he noticed that Lazaraus was deep in thought, his brow furrowed, his eyes cold and calculating, and somehow Lazaraus stare gave Keitaro a very large knot in his stomach. "Do you any place that you can stay that isn't here?" Lazaraus spoke quickly and deliberately, rubbing his chin lightly his mind still deep in thought, pondering and calculating about the battle that was about to come, wondering if he stood a ghost of a chance against someone as powerful as Augustian.
Lazaraus shook his head quickly trying to dispel those thoughts from his mind. He knew that he had more than enough power to defeat Augustian he just wished that he knew how to use it. Lazaraus was snatched from his train of thought abruptly as he suddenly realized that someone watching him very closely.
Snapping himself back into reality with one quick toss of his head, squinting to refocus his vision, he realized that everyone except Motoko was gone. Motoko herself had risen from the table and stood staring directly into his eyes with a concerned look upon her face.
"Where the hell did everybody go?" he asked Motoko, his eyebrow raised betraying his frustration at not knowing what had just happened around him, because he was too lost in himself to notice that outside world. "Don't worry about it everyone is getting ready to leave, there will be waiting for us at the Hinata Tea House, waiting for news of when we defeat the invader." Motoko spoke slowly sensing Lazarus frustration, towards his own self induced ignorance.
"Don't you mean if?" Lazaraus asked somberly his tone of voice as dark as his thoughts. "No, actually I mean when." Motoko spoke calmly placing her hand gently atop his own. "We will defeat him together." She smiled, and then gasped as she realized how open and flirtatious she had been with someone that she had just met.
Removing her hand quickly both very much flushed. They were both spared Motoko's explanation as the rest of the Hinata Sou residence same slowly down the stairs en masse, all wearing somber looks on there faces. Both Motoko and Lazaraus sighed their relief, helping people carry there things.
They now stood at the door and gave their good-byes all hoping that that they would not be their last. "Good bye Motoko, I'll see you in a little bit." Keitaro said softly as he lovingly embraced Motoko. Once she would gave anything to be held by him the way that he was holding her now. But now all she felt was the warm and comforting embrace of a friend. She knew and accepted that her feelings had now changed.
Lazaraus was himself taken aback as both Naru, and Shinobu placed loving kisses upon his cheek. "I want you to promise that you are going to take very good care of Motoko." Naru spoke, looking deep into his eyes. "Yeah, we want to see you both back safely." Shinobu added shyly.
Lazaraus felt extremely blessed that he had met them, and knew now more than ever that not only was he going to defeat a monster which he had been chasing for many years, he was going to do it with the love of his life my his side.
Lazaraus bowed slowly and deep, towards his new family. "Do not worry friends we shall go and meet you in the Hinata Tea House before the sun rises in the sky, but now you must go quickly we haven't much time to prepare." Lazaraus spoke softly sensing that something very evil was heading there way.
Turning to face Motoko, his eyes now ice-cold with determination, "I suggest that we prepare, he's already on his way and he is one mean SOB." His voice was as hard as diamonds it almost scared Motoko to see how determined Lazaraus was to fight this creature. But, then she realized that she all of people should know what love could make someone do.
She was glad that she was by his side and no matter the outcome of the battle knew that she would always remain there at his side. Lazaraus quickly returned Motoko's smile, knowing exactly the message that she was sending him, and accepting it with all his heart and soul. Lazaraus could not help but lose himself as he stared into Motoko's gorgeous, large black eyes. At that instant he was utterly content to look into her eyes for the rest of eternity.
But fate had other plans for the warrior known as Lazaraus Wolf. "Now don't you make the cute couple." Came a deep booming voice, which seemed to drip acid every time it ushered a word. Lazaraus had head that voice once before in his lifetime, and it was not a voice that one easily forgot. Breaking each others' gazes, both warriors titled there bodies toward the door, unsheathing their katanas with lighting speed and grace. Now both now warriors stood rigid, like a pair of deadly cobras, fangs glistening and eager to attack.