A/N: Do you guys like it? Read and Review; purdy please? O.O ( (bad
version of puppy dog eyes lol)
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When Kouga and Serenity stepped out of the den, the sun has gone down. Looking around, Serenity's eyes were met with the sight of several wolf demons doing various tasks: tending to cubs, talking in groups, preparing food, etc. The clearing in which all this took place was luminous with the light of several fires, and it reminded Serenity of a large family gone camping. She smiled.
A cub came up to them and waved at Serenity. "Hello there! My name's Minoko; what's yours?"
Serenity's smile got brighter, and bent over to the cub's level. "Hi, sweetheart; my name's Serenity. But we're friends now, so feel free to call me Blair."
Minoko giggled shyly and said, "What a weird name! I like it!"
Kouga cleared his throat loudly and said, "Minoko, you should run along now." The cub snapped into attention.
"Yes sir. Bye bye, Blair!" Minoko called over her shoulder as she ran back to her mother; who was eyeing Serenity with suspicion.
Kouga led the way through the clearing, explaining to some of the higher ranking wolves where he was going.
"We'll be back within and hour at the most."
As they trudged through the forest, Serenity asked, "Do you think they'll like me?" Kouga pondered it for a moment.
"They'll have to get used to you first before they decide." Serenity didn't know whether she liked the sound of that or not.
Before long, they reached the Well. Kouga jumped in.
Serenity hesitated at first, then got in as well. (Heh in the well as well...^_^)
~*~*~*~*~
They were in the park, next to the creek. Kouga shook some leaves from his fur, and Serenity brushed dirt off of herself.
"That was neat!" she exclaimed, causing Kouga to roll his eyes and smile.
Serenity knew the way to her house from there. They walked together down the street, quietly talking. By the time they reached her apartment, the sun was rising. Serenity pulled a spare key out from under the doormat, but noticed that when she went to unlock the door it wasn't locked in the first place. Her heart began to beat harder and faster.
"What's the matter?" Kouga asked her sensing her anxiety. She shook her head.
"N-nothing, I just thought I locked my door. Guess I didn't."
Serenity opened it and gasped.
Sitting on the couch waiting for her was Jason.
"What the hell are you doing here?" she asked in a frightened tone. Jason got up and walked towards her.
"How come you were gone all night?" he asked viciously. "You were with another guy weren't you?" Jason looked and saw Kouga standing behind Serenity. "Who the FUCK is that?!" he screamed into her face, shoving his index finger into Kouga's face.
"You need to leave, Jason," Serenity said quietly, quaking where she stood. She heard Kouga growling.
"No, I'm not going anywhere," Jason snarled, grabbing Serenity by the throat and throwing her to the ground.
Serenity saw a flash of black hair and brown fur before Jason was on the ground, too.
She sat up and scooted away from the scuffle. She didn't know what to do, since seeing Jason get the shit beat out of him was rather nice.
Serenity just wasn't expecting it when Kouga unsheathed his sword and plunged it into Jason's chest.
"HOLY SHIT!!" she screamed, getting up and running into the bathroom. After slamming the door shut, Serenity began to cry.
Not because she was mourning over Jason, no no no. She was just scared. For some strange reason, it all hit her: What happened earlier with those three guys, being with Kouga, the decision to move, EVERYTHING. And now, she had no choice but to leave. Serenity would surely be blamed for Jason's death.
The door creaked open, and Kouga's head poked in. "Serenity?" he asked, slowly entering the room.
Serenity hurled herself at him and wrapped her arms around him. She didn't even notice that her cuts re-opened and started to bleed.
Kouga, startled, set his sword on the floor and hugged her back.
Sobbing, she exclaimed, "See what I meant? He wouldn't have given a flying fuck if I was dead or not; I have to get out of here!"
Kouga was saddened by her distress and said, "Well, gather some of your things and we'll get going."
Serenity pulled away from him and stared deeply into his eyes, getting closer and closer to his face. He leaned in closer as well, but just before their lips touched, she turned and walked hurriedly out of the room.
Almost disappointed, Kouga grabbed up his sword and went back into the living room to wait for Serenity. He glared down at the corpse of the human male he just killed, and his hair stood on end. 'What a worthless heap of flesh,' he thought in resentment. For emphasis, he gored the body a few more times.
Serenity came out carrying a few duffle bags full of stuff. Kouga wiped off his sword on the carpet and asked, "Are you ready to leave?"
"Yes, I just have to see somebody before we go."
~*~*~*~*~
When they reached the frat-house the party took place at, Serenity ran into a panicked Sarah.
"OH MY GOD, THERE YOU ARE!" Sarah shrieked, hugging onto Serenity. "I've been SO worried about you!"
'I don't want to lie to her, but here goes.'
"Sarah, you wont be seeing me again," Serenity said. Sarah chuckled.
"Oh, sure-"
"No, I'm serious. I killed Jason and I have to flee from the authorities," Serenity stated flatly, well aware of how lame it sounded.
Sarah looked at Serenity oddly. "I don't believe you."
Serenity shrugged. "Go look in my apartment. You'll find him there."
Sarah turned white. "You cant leave, Blair! I cant lose you!" Serenity's heart sunk.
"I cant stay here! I have to leave, NOW!" she shouts, hugging Sarah one last time. When she pulled away Serenity gave Sarah a quick kiss on the forehead. "I love you, Sarah, you know that! But I killed somebody; and I cant stay here any longer."
Sarah started crying. "Promise you'll come see me again some day?"
"Promise. Take care, Hun, and I'll be back before you know it."
With that, Serenity and Kouga took off running back to the well.
~*~*~*~*~
When they were back in the wolf demon territory and heading back to the clearing, Serenity walked slowly. Kouga urged her to hurry.
"Being casual in the forest at night leads to death....care to quicken your steps?" He didn't mean to sound as impatient as he did. Serenity looked up at him, her expression hurt. Kouga regretted saying anything at all. He went to her side
"I'm sorry, its just that, well.......i don't know," Kouga trailed off. He took Serenity's bags from her grasp and carried them despite her protests.
"I can carry those just fine-"
"You're injured, and I wont hear anymore about it," he replied, making sure to soften his tone. Sure enough, it worked, and Serenity was softly smiling back at him.
When they reached the clearing, Kouga was met with a pack of agitated wolves.
When Ginta and Hakkaku pulled him aside to explain, they said, "There's no guarantee that the girl will survive through the night."
~*~*~*~*~
When Kouga and Serenity stepped out of the den, the sun has gone down. Looking around, Serenity's eyes were met with the sight of several wolf demons doing various tasks: tending to cubs, talking in groups, preparing food, etc. The clearing in which all this took place was luminous with the light of several fires, and it reminded Serenity of a large family gone camping. She smiled.
A cub came up to them and waved at Serenity. "Hello there! My name's Minoko; what's yours?"
Serenity's smile got brighter, and bent over to the cub's level. "Hi, sweetheart; my name's Serenity. But we're friends now, so feel free to call me Blair."
Minoko giggled shyly and said, "What a weird name! I like it!"
Kouga cleared his throat loudly and said, "Minoko, you should run along now." The cub snapped into attention.
"Yes sir. Bye bye, Blair!" Minoko called over her shoulder as she ran back to her mother; who was eyeing Serenity with suspicion.
Kouga led the way through the clearing, explaining to some of the higher ranking wolves where he was going.
"We'll be back within and hour at the most."
As they trudged through the forest, Serenity asked, "Do you think they'll like me?" Kouga pondered it for a moment.
"They'll have to get used to you first before they decide." Serenity didn't know whether she liked the sound of that or not.
Before long, they reached the Well. Kouga jumped in.
Serenity hesitated at first, then got in as well. (Heh in the well as well...^_^)
~*~*~*~*~
They were in the park, next to the creek. Kouga shook some leaves from his fur, and Serenity brushed dirt off of herself.
"That was neat!" she exclaimed, causing Kouga to roll his eyes and smile.
Serenity knew the way to her house from there. They walked together down the street, quietly talking. By the time they reached her apartment, the sun was rising. Serenity pulled a spare key out from under the doormat, but noticed that when she went to unlock the door it wasn't locked in the first place. Her heart began to beat harder and faster.
"What's the matter?" Kouga asked her sensing her anxiety. She shook her head.
"N-nothing, I just thought I locked my door. Guess I didn't."
Serenity opened it and gasped.
Sitting on the couch waiting for her was Jason.
"What the hell are you doing here?" she asked in a frightened tone. Jason got up and walked towards her.
"How come you were gone all night?" he asked viciously. "You were with another guy weren't you?" Jason looked and saw Kouga standing behind Serenity. "Who the FUCK is that?!" he screamed into her face, shoving his index finger into Kouga's face.
"You need to leave, Jason," Serenity said quietly, quaking where she stood. She heard Kouga growling.
"No, I'm not going anywhere," Jason snarled, grabbing Serenity by the throat and throwing her to the ground.
Serenity saw a flash of black hair and brown fur before Jason was on the ground, too.
She sat up and scooted away from the scuffle. She didn't know what to do, since seeing Jason get the shit beat out of him was rather nice.
Serenity just wasn't expecting it when Kouga unsheathed his sword and plunged it into Jason's chest.
"HOLY SHIT!!" she screamed, getting up and running into the bathroom. After slamming the door shut, Serenity began to cry.
Not because she was mourning over Jason, no no no. She was just scared. For some strange reason, it all hit her: What happened earlier with those three guys, being with Kouga, the decision to move, EVERYTHING. And now, she had no choice but to leave. Serenity would surely be blamed for Jason's death.
The door creaked open, and Kouga's head poked in. "Serenity?" he asked, slowly entering the room.
Serenity hurled herself at him and wrapped her arms around him. She didn't even notice that her cuts re-opened and started to bleed.
Kouga, startled, set his sword on the floor and hugged her back.
Sobbing, she exclaimed, "See what I meant? He wouldn't have given a flying fuck if I was dead or not; I have to get out of here!"
Kouga was saddened by her distress and said, "Well, gather some of your things and we'll get going."
Serenity pulled away from him and stared deeply into his eyes, getting closer and closer to his face. He leaned in closer as well, but just before their lips touched, she turned and walked hurriedly out of the room.
Almost disappointed, Kouga grabbed up his sword and went back into the living room to wait for Serenity. He glared down at the corpse of the human male he just killed, and his hair stood on end. 'What a worthless heap of flesh,' he thought in resentment. For emphasis, he gored the body a few more times.
Serenity came out carrying a few duffle bags full of stuff. Kouga wiped off his sword on the carpet and asked, "Are you ready to leave?"
"Yes, I just have to see somebody before we go."
~*~*~*~*~
When they reached the frat-house the party took place at, Serenity ran into a panicked Sarah.
"OH MY GOD, THERE YOU ARE!" Sarah shrieked, hugging onto Serenity. "I've been SO worried about you!"
'I don't want to lie to her, but here goes.'
"Sarah, you wont be seeing me again," Serenity said. Sarah chuckled.
"Oh, sure-"
"No, I'm serious. I killed Jason and I have to flee from the authorities," Serenity stated flatly, well aware of how lame it sounded.
Sarah looked at Serenity oddly. "I don't believe you."
Serenity shrugged. "Go look in my apartment. You'll find him there."
Sarah turned white. "You cant leave, Blair! I cant lose you!" Serenity's heart sunk.
"I cant stay here! I have to leave, NOW!" she shouts, hugging Sarah one last time. When she pulled away Serenity gave Sarah a quick kiss on the forehead. "I love you, Sarah, you know that! But I killed somebody; and I cant stay here any longer."
Sarah started crying. "Promise you'll come see me again some day?"
"Promise. Take care, Hun, and I'll be back before you know it."
With that, Serenity and Kouga took off running back to the well.
~*~*~*~*~
When they were back in the wolf demon territory and heading back to the clearing, Serenity walked slowly. Kouga urged her to hurry.
"Being casual in the forest at night leads to death....care to quicken your steps?" He didn't mean to sound as impatient as he did. Serenity looked up at him, her expression hurt. Kouga regretted saying anything at all. He went to her side
"I'm sorry, its just that, well.......i don't know," Kouga trailed off. He took Serenity's bags from her grasp and carried them despite her protests.
"I can carry those just fine-"
"You're injured, and I wont hear anymore about it," he replied, making sure to soften his tone. Sure enough, it worked, and Serenity was softly smiling back at him.
When they reached the clearing, Kouga was met with a pack of agitated wolves.
When Ginta and Hakkaku pulled him aside to explain, they said, "There's no guarantee that the girl will survive through the night."