Black ears twitching furiously, Kuroi dashed on. She sniffed, her nose working, and stopped. Whisking her
tail back and forth irritably, she turned her head to each side, listening. The wind told her nothing.
She shook her head in a way that was both angry and sad, she sighed, then dashed on. Her baggy shorts,
whispered against each other. Thankfully, her criss cross top, composed of two straps, allowed her to move more freely. Her bare feet leaped over rocks and pine needles, hardly paying attention to what she was crossing on. Only one thing was on her mind- Kaze.
She pushed her black armlets up on her forearms, playing with the wires. On her command, they would whirl out and slice through anything.
He had disappeared from the den they shared. He was not her mate, but he did live with her. There was blood spilled everywhere. Smells of violence masked the cave. Angry, and missing her love sorely, Kuroi had taken off to try and find him.
Suddenly, the breeze brought her Kaze's scent. She grinned desperately, and, brushing her black hair back and fluffing her black fox tail, took off again.
She stopped when the smell got stronger. Going as quietly as she could -blasted pants-, she advanced to a small clearing.
There was her Kaze. He stood in the center, in the middle of a ring of fire. Standing on the other side was a tall demon -apparently fire, by the blaze going and the fire rune on his forehead-. He was staring at her beautiful, dark-haired Kaze in a greedy way that made Kuroi nervous.
Kaze looked to be in extreme pain, judging by the tight set of his shoulders. And, Kuroi noted with shock, he was mostly naked, except for a pair of shorts.
Stepping back a few paces, she straightened the brush of her tail. Her hand went to her arm, and slightly loosened the end of the wire. She took a deep breath, rushed forward, and jerked her arm out savagely.
The fire demon jerked his head up, a startled and angry expression on his face. He was just about to have a bit of fun with the wind demon, but now he would have to wait.
The one glance was all he got. The wire, dripping liquid fire, sliced through his chest. The top half fell off and hit the ground with a wet plop.
Kaze turned his head when he saw the wire. Of course, he recognized it. Hadn't he seen them often enough?
Giving a happy shout, Kaze tried to move forward, but the fire kept him back.
Kuroi only looked for a second, before looking around. She grabbed a branch, trying to beat out the flames.
Eventually, she got them out and could finally hug her Kaze.
His blue eyes, which were usually bright and sparkling, were now dark and moody. She was alarmed, but she tried not to show it by throwing her arms around his broad shoulders.
For his part, he was happy to see his Kuroi. Pretty girl, with black hair that hung past her shoulders, big grey eyes, and pale skin. He loved her.
"What happened?!" Kuroi said. "Why'd you disappear? Where'd you go?"
Kaze hesistated. "I...." He trailed off.
Now more somber, Kuroi asked again. "Kaze? What made you go?"
Kaze sighed. "Kuroi...the night that I left, I had a dream...It was horrible. All I can remember is that there was a shadow...chasing me. So I left the cave because....oh man. I don't know why. And when I was walking, this demon - he said his name was Tora - grabbed me. He was more powerful than me...he's a tiger and fire demon. No real powers for the tiger half, but he's amazing with fire. He..." He stopped again. It would be painful to tell her what happened to him in the four days he had been gone.
He had to continue though. "He used me." He couldn't look at her.
A small hand touched his face, bringing his face back to hers.
"Do you mean....like that?" Her voice, so light and quiet.
He nodded, his face burning and tears in his eyes. It had been horrible- he had been continually used by the demon.
Her arms encircled him, and he let the tears run down his face silently.
They were running through the forest, jumping over fallen logs and weaving between trees quietly. Kuroi's fox demon qualities gave her grace enough to be quiet, and Kaze was used to it anyway.
The two had just dashed across a clearing, leaping lightly over the mud, when they heard a thrashing in the trees. A thin cry was heard, seeming to come above their heads and to the right.
Kaze stopped, but Kuroi was immediately curious and had to investigate. Taking silent steps to the area they heard the sound, she got directly under it and looked up.
Kaze, still twenty feet off, heard his lover's shriek. He tensed, then ran as fast as he could over to the tree.
He craned his face up to the underside of the tree.
She shook her head in a way that was both angry and sad, she sighed, then dashed on. Her baggy shorts,
whispered against each other. Thankfully, her criss cross top, composed of two straps, allowed her to move more freely. Her bare feet leaped over rocks and pine needles, hardly paying attention to what she was crossing on. Only one thing was on her mind- Kaze.
She pushed her black armlets up on her forearms, playing with the wires. On her command, they would whirl out and slice through anything.
He had disappeared from the den they shared. He was not her mate, but he did live with her. There was blood spilled everywhere. Smells of violence masked the cave. Angry, and missing her love sorely, Kuroi had taken off to try and find him.
Suddenly, the breeze brought her Kaze's scent. She grinned desperately, and, brushing her black hair back and fluffing her black fox tail, took off again.
She stopped when the smell got stronger. Going as quietly as she could -blasted pants-, she advanced to a small clearing.
There was her Kaze. He stood in the center, in the middle of a ring of fire. Standing on the other side was a tall demon -apparently fire, by the blaze going and the fire rune on his forehead-. He was staring at her beautiful, dark-haired Kaze in a greedy way that made Kuroi nervous.
Kaze looked to be in extreme pain, judging by the tight set of his shoulders. And, Kuroi noted with shock, he was mostly naked, except for a pair of shorts.
Stepping back a few paces, she straightened the brush of her tail. Her hand went to her arm, and slightly loosened the end of the wire. She took a deep breath, rushed forward, and jerked her arm out savagely.
The fire demon jerked his head up, a startled and angry expression on his face. He was just about to have a bit of fun with the wind demon, but now he would have to wait.
The one glance was all he got. The wire, dripping liquid fire, sliced through his chest. The top half fell off and hit the ground with a wet plop.
Kaze turned his head when he saw the wire. Of course, he recognized it. Hadn't he seen them often enough?
Giving a happy shout, Kaze tried to move forward, but the fire kept him back.
Kuroi only looked for a second, before looking around. She grabbed a branch, trying to beat out the flames.
Eventually, she got them out and could finally hug her Kaze.
His blue eyes, which were usually bright and sparkling, were now dark and moody. She was alarmed, but she tried not to show it by throwing her arms around his broad shoulders.
For his part, he was happy to see his Kuroi. Pretty girl, with black hair that hung past her shoulders, big grey eyes, and pale skin. He loved her.
"What happened?!" Kuroi said. "Why'd you disappear? Where'd you go?"
Kaze hesistated. "I...." He trailed off.
Now more somber, Kuroi asked again. "Kaze? What made you go?"
Kaze sighed. "Kuroi...the night that I left, I had a dream...It was horrible. All I can remember is that there was a shadow...chasing me. So I left the cave because....oh man. I don't know why. And when I was walking, this demon - he said his name was Tora - grabbed me. He was more powerful than me...he's a tiger and fire demon. No real powers for the tiger half, but he's amazing with fire. He..." He stopped again. It would be painful to tell her what happened to him in the four days he had been gone.
He had to continue though. "He used me." He couldn't look at her.
A small hand touched his face, bringing his face back to hers.
"Do you mean....like that?" Her voice, so light and quiet.
He nodded, his face burning and tears in his eyes. It had been horrible- he had been continually used by the demon.
Her arms encircled him, and he let the tears run down his face silently.
They were running through the forest, jumping over fallen logs and weaving between trees quietly. Kuroi's fox demon qualities gave her grace enough to be quiet, and Kaze was used to it anyway.
The two had just dashed across a clearing, leaping lightly over the mud, when they heard a thrashing in the trees. A thin cry was heard, seeming to come above their heads and to the right.
Kaze stopped, but Kuroi was immediately curious and had to investigate. Taking silent steps to the area they heard the sound, she got directly under it and looked up.
Kaze, still twenty feet off, heard his lover's shriek. He tensed, then ran as fast as he could over to the tree.
He craned his face up to the underside of the tree.