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Fangs and Fur chapter 9- The Sanctuary
The three escapees made it through the door, but no one had a clue of where they were; not even Yori. Sensei had warned the students that if Yamanauchi was ever in trouble that we had to go through the mountain tunnels and enter this door to what Sensei called the Sanctuary. The great teacher only gave a select few the password to enter, including Yori.
Kim looked around and could already see that they were still underground and apparently somewhere very cold since ice covered the walls and ceiling. Ron huddled next to both girls to keep them warm as they continued to walk through the icy opening.
Yori quickly turned her head to see the door from which they came, but was startled to see that there was no door there. Ron noticed two individuals walking up to them; they were wearing big heavy fur coats with hoods, but carried no weapons at all.
"The mistress has been expecting you; please follow us." said one of the hooded strangers. Kim, Ron, and Yori complied and were led deeper into the twisting tunnels.
As they walked Kim could feel the air getting warmer and the once dark tunnel was now bathed in light. The two strangers stopped in front of a large door made of ice. Symbols, like the one in Yamanauchi, were all over it; and one of the men approached the door and began to speak in unrecognizable tones.
"Bela Counta Rejaly Umbressta! The giant door began to melt as the two hooded individuals walked through. The three runaways followed and were shocked by what they saw. They were now in a huge hall where thousands of buildings were carved right out of the walls. The ceiling was at least a mile high and large groups of people flooded the carved out walkways.
Everyone who passed them said hello and waved to them as if they knew them. Kim quickly turned her head around to see the melted door that they had just walked through, but was amazed to see it back as if nothing happened. Not sure about this she held Ron even tighter, which made him lose all feeling in his arm. He tapped her on the shoulder and Kim immediately loosened her grip after she saw the look of pain on his face.
"Welcome, to the Sanctuary!" said their mysterious guide. They continued to maneuver through the maze of streets and alleyways as they began to climb up a large set of stairs. Once they reached the top a tall young woman, with aqua blue hair greeted them.
"Welcome my friends, I am Mary Applegate. You two may leave now," she said to the two men, they bowed their heads and left down the stairs.
"Come inside; I know you have many questions," she said as she motioned for them to enter a fairly large house that sat on top overlooking everything.
"Thank you very much Ms. Applegate," said Kim as everyone took a seat on a sofa.
"Please call me Mary my child," she replied in a very tender voice, "Now I know your probably wondering what this place actually is and how you got here; am I right?"
Everyone nodded as Mary began to explain, "This place was built many centuries ago by my sister and me. The two of us wanted to help those who had nowhere else to go and to protect them from the troubles of the outside world."
"Whoa whoa whoa what do you mean centuries? No other creature can live that long; vampires, werewolves, or humans." Ron stated disbelievingly.
"Who says I'm any of those, I'm an entirely different race."
"Wait a minute," said Kim, "I knew there was something familiar about those doors and that language, you're a sorceress!"
"I prefer the term enchantress please," Mary said.
"I thought magic users where wiped out long ago." said Yori.
"We almost were, but some escaped."
"What exactly happened?" asked Ron still not understanding.
"Long ago wizards and witches were the most powerful of all the races. We never took sides and kept the world at balance, but the great war between werewolves and vampires almost tilted the balance. We quickly destroyed anyone who got too powerful for fear of the greater good. Both races began to hate us and thought that we would use our magic to destroy everyone so for one time both werewolves and vampires got humans to help and destroy us. It was mass genocide and thousands of us were burned at the stake or shot at, but a few survived and now we help those who are in the same position that were in."
"So how old are you exactly?" asked a curious Yori.
"Currently I am eight-hundred years old and my sister Susan is seven-hundred."
Everyone stared open mouthed and shocked. Mary felt uncomfortable, but understood their surprise.
"So how did we get here?" Kim asked trying to change the subject.
"The door in Japan was a portal to the Sanctuary since Sensei and I are very good friends."
"If the door was in Japan, what country are we on now?"
"You are currently ten miles underground the continent of Antarctica." Mary answered.
"That would explain the cold, but how come it's so warm and where do you get the air and the electricity and…"
"Hold on one question at a time please. We have generators for electricity, we have machines to pump air, and those machines also provide warmth during the day, but we turn those off at night so we don't over-heat them." she answered, "Now I would like to show you around, but I think they can do better," she called out for them to come in and when Ron and Kim saw them they nearly fell over.
"Oh my God! Monique! Felix!" they both yelled as they ran to their old friends.
"It's great to see you guys too," said Monique as she hugged Kim with all her might.
"Hey Ron man, what's up dude?" said Felix as he gave Ron a high five, but Ron was in so much shock that he couldn't speak. Kim asked him what was wrong and when he pointed it out she almost fainted.
"Felix you're walking!" they both exclaimed.
"Yeah, Mary was able to use her magic to heal my legs. I've been walking, running you name it."
Yori stood up and approached Ron and Kim. In all the excitement they had totally forgotten about her.
"Oh sorry Yori, this is Monique and Felix, they're friends of ours. Guys this is our friend Yori, from the Yamanauchi School."
Yori gave a long bow and said hello as Monique and Felix bowed as well.
"Well shall we give our best friends the guided tour of our humble home?" Felix asked Monique.
"Lead on sugar boy." she said cooing.
Ron and Kim giggled at the nickname and followed them out the door. Another woman entered the room and greeted Mary.
"So they are the ones sister?"
"Yes they are Susan, they are the ones to save the world and bring balance."
"Do you think they are up to the challenge?"
"I'm not quite sure, but Sensei believed in them so I'll just have to too."
Monique and Felix excitingly pointed out everything from houses, to the theater, to the marketplace. Ron and Kim kept their hands locked together which made Yori walk slower behind the group. She remembered that she still was going to talk to Ron, but she wasn't happy about it.
"This is where everyone barters for food, clothing, and other supplies." explained Monique in her usual peppy voice.
"How many people live here?" asked Yori, trying to forget about Ron and Kim for a moment.
"It grows every year, but I'd say about ten-thousand or so more than half are werewolf/vampire couples." answered Felix.
"Really? I never knew there were others like us," said Kim as she looked at Ron's goofy smile.
"Oh yes, in fact most of them are married and have children." replied Monique as she gave Felix a peck on the cheek.
Kim and Ron were amazed to hear that werewolves and vampires could mate. Ron and Kim both have secretly been hoping to have a child together, but were afraid that they couldn't do that since they were different races. Now they were excited and really nervous to ask the other if they wanted to have a baby.
"How about we show them to their new home?" said Monique.
"Alright follow me," said Felix with newfound enthusiasm.
After a few minutes of walking up stairs they reached one of the many rows of houses that were attached to the wall. Monique and Felix led them into one of the small, but cozy houses. It had a kitchen, a bedroom, a dining room, and even a bathroom.
"You have indoor plumbing?" said a startled Kim.
"Many of the residents here are plumbers so they fixed every house with hot and cold water for the sink, bathroom, and shower," replied Felix.
"You see everyone has a special skill that is used in the public. We also use the fruits of our labor to barter for food and stuff. For example: my skill is clothes design so the hunters give me cloth and furs and I make clothes out of them, then I trade the clothing for carrots, or potatoes, or anything else we need," explained Monique.
"Playing video games gave me great hand eye coordination so I'm a hunter," Felix added in.
"You two should try and find out what your skills are too." said Monique.
"All I know is Martial Arts," said a disappointed Yori, but Kim had an idea for that.
"What if you gave people martial arts lessons for supplies?"
"That wouldn't be a bad idea at all, some people teach math and history tothe children and receive food for that." said Felix.
Yori felt happy that Kim had helped her and now felt like she absolutely had to apologize to Ron.
Monique and Felix pointed out that their house was only a few houses down from Kim and Ron's; and Yori was next door to Kim and Ron. They thanked their friends and decided that bit was getting pretty late and decided to get ready for bed.
Yori went to go inspect her house as Kim and Ron went to the bedroom. There was one bed fit for two and the sheets were made from assorted furs, luckily Ron didn't inherit his father's allergies.
Kim was about to say something when they heard a knock from the front door. Kim answered it and saw that Yori was back, the look she gave made Kim realize that she wanted to talk now so she let her in and called Ron into the living room.
Ron and Kim sat down as Yori knelt down on the floor and gave a reverent bow to them.
"I wish to talk about that incident the other day Stoppable-san."
"I think I should leave," said Kim as she was just getting up until Yori stopped her.
"Please I wish to speak to both of you. Stoppable-san and Possible-san, I have committed a terrible crime. Ever since you came to the Yamanauchi School Ron-san I always liked you and as the months went on I began to have stronger feelings for you, but Sensei told me that I was not the one for you. I felt crushed and when I first met Possible-san I knew that it was her. I began to grow jealous of her and soon I hated her for taking you away. I always wanted you and Possible-san to break apart, but I could see that that would never happen unless I did something. So on that day in the hot springs I made my move, I thought that if I could seduce you that you would find me more attractive than Kim-san. I showed you my body and I kissed you, but when I looked into your eyes all I saw was love for Kim-san and realizing what I had done I fled and was afraid to confront you. Kim-san however I tried to ask for forgiveness, but she only wanted me to talk to you and I finally agreed to it. I'm sorry Stoppable-san and I am sorry for the terrible things I've done and I don't deserve your forgiveness, but please don't hate me forever please!"
By the end of her apology she was flat on the ground sobbing uncontrollably. Ron stood up and approached the crying girl in front of him. He picked her up off the floor and lifting her chin he looked into her tear streaked face. He eyes had pain and sorrow in them and after wiping the last set of tears out he pulled her into a comforting embrace.
Kim smiled at this and felt happy for her for lifting this heavy burden off her back.
"I do love Kim, but I also love you Yori. You're like the sister I never had and I'd do anything for you. Please don't cry anymore; I forgive you." Ron replied as he gave her a bright smile which made Yori smile in return. She and Ron turned to look at Kim and see what she does. It didn't take her long.
She stood up, walked over to Yori, and joined in the hugging.
"I forgive you too Yori; I want us to be friends not enemies and now we can forget about all of this."
Yori never felt this happy before and now she never wanted this to end. Eventually everyone got up and sat back down as they started to engage in light conversation. After an hour of talking Yori decided to leave and before she did she gave each of them one more big hug. When she hugged Kim she whispered something into her ear so that Ron couldn't hear it and it made Kim cry.
"Stoppable-san is honest and true so don't lose him and from now on I'll always consider you my sister." Kim smiled and both she and Ron waved goodbye to Yori.
Ron and Kim were finally in bed and they were enjoying each other's company. Ron loved the feel of Kim's smooth skin next to him and he breathed in her intoxicating scent. Kim loved the way that the two of them were huddling together for warmth and it made Kim feel excited. Rufus was sleeping in the living room so as not to disturb the two of them.
"Ron?" Kim whispered.
"Hmm?"
"Do you think that we'll be safe here?"
"What do you mean?"
"When we were hiding at the Yamanauchi School they eventually found us and we don't even know if Sensei and the others are alive and what if…"
"Hold on Red" Kim shot him a annoyed glare.
"We're ten miles underground in Antarctica; Jacob wouldn't be searching for us here. He wouldn't even look here so don't worry about it. We are perfectly safe here and I'm here to protect you." he finished with a grin.
Kim felt at ease in Ron's embrace and all her troubles melted away. She turned over and began to kiss Ron passionately which made Ron howl playfully. Rufus walked in to see what all the commotion was and saw a lot of movement in the bed.
"Whoa!" was all he could say as the little naked mole rat slowly tip toed out and smiled thinking: Ron never wrestled me like that before. Cont…
Well there ya go! The next chapter will delve deeper into the lifestyle at the Sanctuary and we get to see what became of the Yamanauchi School! Please review! KingOAnime