Catty: ok through a lot of threats from Liz and Korimi-chan, (mostly Korimi-chan) I'm updating again

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Chapter 4 - Bloodstained lives

(((Normal POV)))

(Flashback)

Rei was surrounded by darkness. 'What's going on?' he thought, slightly panicked. 'Ok Rei, calm down. Try to remember…' Rei tried to calm himself. Then, he saw a pair of teary sapphire eyes above him.

'Korimi?'

Rei saw the tiger necklace with sapphire eyes dangling from her neck and right in front of his eyes.

'Korimi.'

"Rei.." A shaky voice said, choked by tears.

"Rei… Rei!"

(End Flashback)

"Rei… Rei!"

The neko-jin shook his head and sat up from his… bed? Rei looked around and found himself in his bedroom with Catty and Korimi saying something to him about how worried they were.

" Huh? What happened? " Rei looked at Korimi and saw that she put her tiger necklace away.

" You passed out on top of me you baka! " Korimi said harshly.

" That's a nice wake up call. " Catty said rolling her eyes. Spike walked into the room and saw that Rei was awake and smiled. " You gave us quiet a scare there Rei. "

Rei looked at Spike who had a small bruise growing on his left upper arm. ' I guess Korimi got to hit him after all. ' Rei thought as he saw Kai on the other bed with the Demolition Boys next to him.

" 'Bout time the cat woke up. " Bryan muttered as he watched Rei turn and give him a small glare.

" Glad the little birds ok. " Rei said sarcastically receiving a tug at his hair from Bryan. Ian laughed while Tala and Kai chuckled. Spencer just shook his head while Bryan glared at his fellow teammates.

" I better get our team back to the house. Korimi I don't think you'll mind if I ask you to stay here and watch Rei for right?" Catty said as she headed over to the door. Korimi playfully glared at Catty as she shrugged.

" I'll be back in 15 mins ok? " Catty said as she left Rei's room and got Spike and the others while heading over to the door. Spike said some last words to Max, something about too much sugar would make him shrink to be Ian's height. Poor guy was so naïve that he believed him. Kitsume walked out to the car with Kitty behind her.

" I'll see you guys soon. " Catty waved at Max and Tyson as she got into the drivers seat and drove off in her jet black Mustang.

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" You are such an IDIOT Spike! " Catty half yelled at the young wolf when they finally got in front of the house, though, she was amused. Her gun gave that away easily as Spike laughed, recalling the previous lil event that had happened.

" That was SOOO funny!!" Spike laughed as he remember Korimi's expression. She looked like a time bomb about to go explode.

" I hope Rei's ok though. I mean, one memory and he fully passed out. " Kitty said as she stood near Haru. She had been with Max and Kenny the whole time they were there. " Yea, and it seems that when he comes in contact with any object like that from his past, he gets a memory jog. " Kitsume said as she got out of the car.

" Yea but it worried me when his eyes glazed over and darkened before he passed out. " Catty said as walked over to the door. She was about to turn the handle when suddenly the smell of blood invaded her senses, halting her from opening the door.

"What's wrong Catty?" Kitsume asked as she walked over next to her captain.

" Kitsume, check the upstairs thoroughly. Spike I want you to check the downstairs, I'll check the 1st level of the house. Kitty stay in the car and keep a close eye on Haru, understood?!" Catty gave the orders with her face set as she stared at the house before them.

Catty, Kitsume and Spike walked into the house and examined the living room and dining room. Everything had been thrown around as if some fight had occurred in their house.

"Do you guys smell blood down here?" Catty asked as she walked closer to the couch.

"Yea.." Spike and Kitsume said as the headed to check their spots.

"Be careful … whatever did this might still be here. " Catty said as she examined the dead body on the couch. Spike inspected the basement and spotted a trail of blood leading to the back of the room. Spike then picked up the smell of fresh wounds and the distant smell of some sort of perfume, which led him to a young wolf.

The young wolf laid on the floor bleeding from various wounds and gashes. Kneeling in front of the girl, Spike pressed two of his fingers to the girls throat trying to find a pulse. The girl coughed up blood with her breathing uneven, Spike propped her up in his lap.

Spike looked at the gashes that were on her stomach, legs and arms.

" W-warn… K-Korimi… tell…h-her… Khayman found out about Rei's…memory loss…he's going to try… and…" The girl never finished. Her head fell limply to the side and Spike sighed whiled thinking about what the girl said.

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Kitsume had been checking room by room on the upstairs and found that she felt as if she was being watched. Everything was trashed and stained with blood as she walked through the hallway examining the rooms.

She walked into Korimi's room and was attacked by the toxic smell of blood mixed with rotting flesh. As she inspected the room her eyes drifted back to the door where the smell was the strongest.

Suddenly the door slammed shut and Kitsume was staring face to face with a carcass of a young man around his late 30's, hanging off the coat hook on the back of the door. His body was covered with several gashes that only a wolf could make. As she got closer she came to realize that there was a thin line cut along his throat.

Kitsume looked even closer closer when suddenly the sound of something panting behind her caught her attention. She kept her eyes on the body until the eyes opened and the head rolled off and landed on the floor.

Kitsume jumped back as the head rolled toward her and screamed when she felt something sharp dig in her calf. Kitsume turned in time to see a black wolf with silver eyes just out of Korimi's window.

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Catty heard Kitsume scream and ran up the stairs to her. Spike ran up from the basement and bolted up the stairs and followed Catty. Catty transformed into her tiger form and broke through the door and the body hanging on the door. She changed into her human form and held back the urge to puke when the smell of the blood and the carcass surrounded her.

'Shit…' Catty thought as she looked at the door she came through and saw a big hole through the man hanging from it. Catty turned and found Kitsume completely paralyzed on the floor.

"Kitsume?!" Catty ran over to the fox and found her shaking like crazy and saw the gash on her left calf. Catty picked her up and walked out of the house over to the car with Spike following closely behind her.

"Get in the car, ALL of you. We're staying with the Blade Breakers and the Demolition Boys for a while." Catty said in a don't ask any questions tone. Everyone nodded and Spike got in the car holding Kitsume while trying to heal some of the injuries by himself. Catty got in the drivers seat and drove off to the hotel.

"Spike go get Korimi now. " Catty said as she parked.

Spike looked at Kitsume and left running to the Blade Breakers and Demolition Boys suite.

" Kitty, Haru, go to after Spike and stay with Max and Tyson ok? " Catty said as the two kids ran off into the hotel. Catty looked down at Kitsume and started to heal her.

Spike ran up to the Blade Breakers and Demolition Boys and rapidly banged his fist against the door.

" Who is it?! " Tala's voice chimed through the oak.

" Get Korimi and tell her to get out to the parking lot NOW!" Spike yelled. " Tell her that Catty needs her and it's urgent!" Spike said as he slid down the door only to have it open midway and have him fall at Tala's feet. Tala shrugged him and saw Kitty and Haru walk in and talk to Max.

Tala popped his head into Rei's room and found Korimi talking to him.

" Sorry to interrupt but Spike said that Catty needs your help NOW Korimi. " Tala said as Korimi looked over at him.

Haru ran into the room and cried into Korimi's lap. " Korimi-san… Kitsume's in trouble.. she got bit and she might… she can't leave!!! " Haru cried only to be moved into Rei's lap. Korimi ran out the room and went down to the parking lot to find Kitsume shaking and whimpering things in her sleep.

Can she make it?

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Catty: he he ok people there you go

Rei: R&R!!!!!!!