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Sorry for not updating in a while, didn't really know what to write. And this is a bit short, and I apologize for that!

~*.*~ Chapter One

A young Tiger Demon crept out of his pack's cave and turned around. His long raven hair was tied by a white cloth. He wore a red bandanna with a yin/yang symbol. 'Wow, I woke up early today.' Golden eyes scanned the trees for any signs of movement, seeing none, he took off into the trees.

Not long after, his nose picked up a scent. Blood. He grinned and his fang sparkled in the dim light shining through the thick tree tops. In this forest, fresh meat doesn't come easy. Demons either eat other demons, or other animals, who were fast and hard to find. And when you're taking down another demon, it takes strength, power, and skills. He stopped and sniffed the air. He followed his nose and walked through the forest. 'Hm,' he thought, 'smells like a demon, I better call the others if it's still alive.' He continued walking, and came to a clearing. Quickly hiding behind a boulder, Rei followed the demon with his eyes.

Bat Demon, Rei have heard of them before. They were vicious, powerful, and skilled, but mostly impatient. This one must have been in a battle, for something seemed to have gone right through him. He licked his lips, he was starving. He was also lucky, it's not everyday a free meal comes knocking on your door. Rei have never tasted, or even seen, a bat demon before. 'This is going to be good,' he thought. Now, all he has to do, is wait.

The Bat Demon limped and batted his wings, but was too weak to lift himself up. Soon, he gave up and fell to the ground. The time has come, Rei came out of his hiding place, claws ready just in case, and advanced on his prey.

When the Bat Demon saw Rei, he opened his eyes, but was too weak to do anything for he has lost too much blood. Circling his prey cautiously, making sure he won't fight back, Rei went for the kill.

Rei's claw headed for the neck, and with one final shriek, the Bat Demon's eyes closed forever, and his pulse stopped. Rei smiled, this was the easiest kill of the month. Though Rei didn't like digging his claw through other's bodies and eating their flesh, he has to eat, or be eaten. When he was young, he tried to eat plants, but they tasted nasty, so he gave up on that. Eggs? They could barely fill his stomach. So, he went back to meat. And Rei dug in.

When he was eating the Bat Demon's claw, which was covered with blood, a different taste filled his mouth. Then he realized the blood was another demon's. 'Hm, maybe the other one's dead,' he thought, 'then I can fill the other's stomachs too.'

He looked back at the half eaten demon. His stomach was half full, but he was afraid that if he doesn't chase after the other one, the other would get away, then his pack will have to find other food, which will be hard. Or if that demon was already dead, others might get to him before Rei. It was a hard decision, and Rei didn't want to leave this catch, it was definitely delicious, and other lower life formed animals would get to it before he comes back.

Rei growled out in frustration, and decided that he'll stay with his lunch.

"Hey there Rei!" the Tiger heard someone call out. He stopped eating and wiped away the blood on his face with the back of his hand as he looked around for the voice. His face lid up as he saw the rest of his pack, Mariah, Lee, Kevin, and Gary, running toward him.

"Hey guys!" Rei greeted back, he pointed at the dead Bat Demon's half finished body and continued, "you guys can finish this thing up, I'm not hungry anymore."

"Thanks man! Wow, a Bat!" Exclaimed Kevin, "Those are rare!"

Rei smiled. "Hey, who said you could hunt without us, Rei?" Lee joked.

Rei chuckled and told them that there's another wounded demon around and if he can find that demon, they'd be full until next week. And after promising that he would call them when the other prey was found, once again, he set out for the woods.

Rei sniffed the damp air, catching a small scent like the one on the Bat Demon's claw. Grinning, Rei ran faster toward the source of the blood. He stopped when he came to a puddle of crimson liquid.

In this puddle of blood, was a creature with crimson wings. Not many creatures had wings, not to say crimson ones. Blood soaked his clothes, causing them to cling to his slender form.

Rei noticed that the winged demon had two shades of blue hair, his eyes closed and his face showed that he was in pain. 'What kind of bird is this?' He asked himself as he cautiously walked next to the defenseless creature.

'Hm,' Rei thought as he examined the demon's handsome face and traced the rim of the gem on his forehead, 'a ruby...?'

He frowned as he tried to find the source of the scent of blood that overwhelmed his sensitive nose. Flipping the creature so he was lying on his back, Rei saw that his left arm was injured and bleeding rapidly.

'Shit. I have to stop the bleeding, or he's going to die.' Deciding that he wouldn't waste this beautiful yet mysterious creature as a snack, Rei picked the wounded demon up in his arms, careful not to hurt the wings sprouting from his back. A whimper escaped from the Phoenix as he was lifted up. Taking one more look at the figure in his arms, Rei started home, wondering what he was going to tell his pack and friends.

'I'm glad I woke up early today,' was his last thought as he sprinted through the trees and to his cave to treat the Phoenix.

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Well, that was shorter than I thought. But it was six pages out of my notebook. Review and tell me what you think!

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