She ran as fast as she could, but it never felt fast enough; images of wolves running past her and forever onward plagued her eyes, but she couldn't beat them. They were too fast… and that damned rain!
"Fuck…" she cursed; she never cursed. "I hate the rain!"
Turning a corner, she ran into someone for the second time in thirty minutes… thankfully, this time they both kept their balance.
"Watch were you're going," the boy muttered at her with a glare.
She stared at his aqua hair… it was the same hue as her mistress' eyes. Ignoring her, he continued walking, and that's when she noticed his umbrella. "Kyaa!" She squealed, pouncing onto his back to stay undercover. "Please help me! I hate the rain! I loathe it! It's an evil, evil, evil thing!"
"Get off me," he grunted, trying to shake her grasp off of his shoulder; she just held on tighter. "What do you want?"
"To get out of the rain," she said simply, lifting her feet so that all her weight rested on his back. "Just help me get somewhere that I'm outta the rain, then I'll be gone from your life forever… I promise!"
"… fine." He muttered, and continued walking; it didn't seem very awkward for him to have her on his back, and for that she was thankful. She didn't want to run anymore.
"But… we can't…" she muttered out breathlessly, reluctantly pushing away from him; he caught her around the waist and pull her onto his chest. "I'm not even a werewolf…"
"I really don't care," he laughed at her, resting his forehead against hers. "Because you're my angel, my Love, my Koi. Come on Nekoi… you can't tell me that you don't want this to happen. It's the perfect solution to everything."
"How is it the perfect solution?" she asked.
"We'll share everything, like we always promised," he told her, placing butterfly kisses all over her face. "I'll have a mate, like the pack wants…we'll be able to love each other, for now and forever. And as a bonus, I won't have to deal with the Watanabe girls."
She laughed. "Right… must love those bonuses…"
"Please Koi…?" he pleaded with her. "I will never force you to do anything… but you'll break my heart if you say no."
She looked into his brown eyes. They were so warm… how could she ever say no? With a sigh, she snuggled up to him, and muttered three little words out against his lips.
"We're here." Mitsuru shrugged her off of his back as soon as he entered the Moonshine; it was the only place he could think of to take her besides the library, which was too far away. Nozomu looked up at him, and so did Mahiru.
"Thank you," the girl said gratefully, looking at her wet clothes in vain. She did that for a few minutes as he made his way to the counter; he had to start working soon, anyways.
Nozomu walked over to him as he took off his jacket, his eyes rarely leaving the girl. "Um… where did you find her?"
"She decided that she hated rain enough to climb on my back and refuse to let go," Mitsuru answered blankly. "She wouldn't leave, so I brought her here. Why?"
"She was here this morning," the vampire grinned. "And you brought the darling angel back to us… thank you, Mitsuru." The Tengu just grunted, and went to work.
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She tried squeezing the water out of her shirt, but the borrowed tee was smaller than the one she used to wear, and she didn't want to take it off in front of strangers… ditto for her pants. She couldn't even wring out her hair because it was too short now. Giving up in a fit of frustration, she sat down on the ground right where she was, and looked around.
She froze when she saw the familiar faces.
"So you've come back to us," Nozomu had a Cheshire grin as he walked over to her. "Just couldn't resist my charms…?"
"It started to rain," she blinked up at him innocently. "I hate the rain."
"We know," Misoka nodded from where he was seated at a table. "… Akira actually went out after you…"
"Akira?" she blinked; her memories were already kind of fuzzy about the Moonshine, and she could feel her time there slipping away even as she spoke.
"The hyperactive 'Dog Wonder'," Nozomu laughed. He helped her stand up, and lead her to the table Misoka sat at. Mahiru sat beside her.
"You're soaked!" the other girl eyed her over. "I hope you're not sick…" she reached a hand out and placed it on the girl's forehead…
She felt something jolt through her; a power similar to the one she felt when she took Misoka's pain, only it wasn't painful this time… it was almost pleasant. And she wasn't glowing.
She was changing.
Panicking, she pushed away from the table; her chair lopsided and she fell onto the floor, but her body was back under her own control… but it was too late. They all gave her knowing looks. Coming to a shaky stand, she looked at the door and made a decision: even rain would be better than this.
She bolted to the door, but someone beat her there; she thought for a moment it was a wolf, but then she looked up into the aqua framed face of the boy who had carried her here.
"Stop being a bloody cower," he glared at her. "It's pathetic."
He moved aside, giving her the right to leave if she wanted to… looking back at Nozomu, he saw her smiling. Did she really want to leave…?
With a sad little sigh, she turned and looked at them fully, her tails curling around her and her ears drooping down low. "I have to go," she told them honestly. "I can't stay here… Daiki-san is nice, but Hotaka-san doesn't like me that much, and as soon as they find me again I'll have to go. Besides, my Mistress wouldn't want me to be here. You're all so nice… but I have to go."
With a deep breathe, she turned and braved the rain.