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Yoru: A Presbyterian is a Christian denomination. Nothing wrong with it, but I can't see Youko being that either.

Youko: pout

Youko slowly approached Saitou, reveling in the fear shining from those evil eyes. Saitou fell backward, scuttling until he hit the wall.

"Youko." Kuronue's voice entered the kitsune's thoughts. Youko turned to look at the Chimera.

"Youko. Unchain me first. I want to do it." The utter rage kept in that voice made Youko do as he was bid. Kuronue stood, rubbing his wrists, giving Saitou a look that promised death.

A very painful death.

Saitou clenched the knife in his hand as he watched Kuronue and Youko approach him. Kuronue grabbed Saitou's shirt and lifted him from the ground.

"I'm going to kill you." The knife dropped from Saitou's nerveless hand as Kuronue slammed him against the wall. The king began to stammer out pleas for mercy.

"Please...Kuronue..." He stopped talking as Kuronue slammed him against the wall again.

"You have no right to use my name." His fist sent Saitou to the other side of the room, where the helpless King felt several ribs break as he hit the wall. Saitou slumped to the ground, holding his broken ribs. Kuronue picked him up again.

"You would not have listened if I had begged for mercy. So don't bother." Saitou was slammed into another wall, breaking his arm and more ribs. Kuronue looked down on him with pitiless eyes.

"You tried to use me like I was some sort of item. I was your prisoner, not your toy, you bastard. I understand torture, letting your guards beat me until I was ready to give. But you tried to use me as your personal love slave or a reliever for your lust." Saitou watched in terror as Kuronue picked up the knife.

"I am not like you. I could torture you until you die, but I've had enough of you breathing. Draw your last breath." The knife flew through the air, embedded itself in Saitou's black heart. The King stared at it for a moment, before his head fell to his chest in death. Youko looked at Kuronue, just as the Chimera fell to his knees and then to the floor.

Youko carried Kuronue from the castle, cradling his once-lost friend in his arms gently. The Chimera snuggled against Youko's chest in sleep, exhausted from all that had happened to him. The scars would never go away, but at least now Kuronue was free.

Kuronue woke again in Youko's cave, wrapped in a blanket and next to a fire. Outside the moon shone brightly. Youko sat across from him, not looking at him. Kuronue sat up.

"Youko?" The kitsune still didn't look at him.

"You couldn't torture him until death." Kuronue shook his head.

"I am not like him, Youko. I have a heart." Youko's golden eyes sought Kuronue's indigo ones. He went to his friend.

"Yes, Kuronue. And that is why I love you." Kuronue just smiled.

Yoru: Short, I know, but hey. There will be an Epilogue, so don't go too far away!

Kuronue: That was fun.

Youko: Mwahaha. Do I get Kuronue in this one too?

Yoru: I dunno yet. Maybe.

Youko: pout