By Day I Cry, By Night I Howl

By Unicorn13564 (Kim)

Chapter 12: Somebody Needs You!

Ren woke up, his eyes adjusting to the light. He looked around at the some what familiar surroundings and quickly realized were he was.

Horo slashing his back and him crying

Ren bolted up, the memories still fresh in his mind.

"Its ok." Said a voice, and Dr. Myron appeared. "I found you in the streets, you were unconscious."

Ren tried to stand but found his legs could not support him and ended up collapsing on the floor. The doctor helped him up whilst telling Ren his injured state.

"Your leg was badly bruised and your back will most probably be scarred."

"Scarred?" Ren remembers the agonizing pain Horo had caused him and looks at the floor, "Horo…" he muttered.

"Stay here, I'll be back shortly." With that, the doctor left the room.

Ren sat on bed; he was at the doctors lying on a medical bed.

After five minutes passed, Ren limped out into the room he'd sent the doctor go into. Dr. Myron was holding a small green vile which he placed back on the shelf after seeing Ren staring at him. He took out some other concoction. "Here, drink this."

"Why?"

"Because it will help. It will ease the pain. Your leg is badly bruised and your back is slashed deeply, I managed to bathe them but you need to do the rest of the healing yourself."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean take the medicine I just gave you and get plenty of rest."

"No, I can't rest."

"Then at least drink the medicine, its not that bad."

"…Fine…" Ren threw his head back and swallowed the chemicals.

"Good, now if your not going to rest then were are you going…?"

"Somebody needs me, and I have to be there for them… I- he's my friend."

"Is that someone the same someone who did this to you? If so I wouldn't call them a very good friend would you?"

"You're wrong! He's more that a good friend! He was there for me when I needed him most, he was there for me even when I didn't need him… he's always been there for me… if I don't go now, I would be no friend at all…"

"Very well, don't let me stop you. But- this friend of yours… how did he manage to do this too you?"

"Who said he did anything!"

"It's kind of obvious Ren. Its Horo isn't it… he did this too you."

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about!"

"…Actually Ren… I do…" Ren glared at him before turning and walking out. "If you ever need help Ren, come to me. I can help you."

As Ren exited the warmth of the building, he entered the bitter weather and began his search for a confused creature.

A/N: Its still night by the way

Somewhere deep in the forest, a creature rushed by, making leaves fall from the trees above. Horo ran through the forest, his memory flashing.

-–Him and Ren laughing, his mind flashing in bright colours, the laughing echoing in his mind, him and Ren hiking together, side by side, Ren clutching to his body, crying his feelings out to him in hope that he will hear, and he did, he did hear him. He saw Ren crying, his golden cat-like eyes full of sadness and despair, heard him choke out his words, sobbing several times

It pained him to be this way, to be able to see everything around him, to be aware of what was going on, but lacking the will to do anything about it, lacking the strength to fight the urge of the wolf! But tonight only one thing held him back from doing something terrible, and that was Ren. Horo knew that he'd hurt Ren, he'd hurt him badly, but Ren's love for him might be the key to unlocking the will inside of him, strong enough to overcome this craving for blood and destruction!

Horo was startled as the ground beneath him started to move and he suddenly found himself surrounded by metal bars. A figure stepped out of the shadows of a tree and smirked.

"Hello beast."

Horo growled fiercely, but as he put his claws on the bars a painful volt was sent up his spine, causing him to let go whilst howling in agony.

"Tut, tut, tut." said the Slayer, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. Not unless you wanted 50,000 volt of electricity travelling through your body every second. Thought you could escape me didn't you, thought that you could outsmart me huh? Well… look who's caught who."

Horo watches as the Slayer loads up a gun. He aims it at his head and Horo's eyes close shut. The Slayer puts his finger on the trigger, and a loud noise spreads through the night.

Unicorn13564: HORO! NOOOOOOOOOO!