Chapter 4
Days turned to weeks and weeks to months, before either of them realized it 3 years had passed since Satoshi took Sereva into his apartment. Satoshi had forgotten all about Dark, he had learned to ride horses running at 30 miles an hour, and how to socialize with others at any time, he was becoming a man worthy of a woman like Sereva who took care of him, and in return he took care of her. Sereva had become a woman, she had finally added some inches to her height, became more proportioned and was the light in Satoshi's eyes. Nothing could spoil their plans for the future, they had remained true to each other and themselves, waiting until the time was right, when they embarked on the rest of their lives together.
Until one day when school was out Sereva met up with Satoshi at the nearby park. "Do you want to come and help me with workouts?" Sereva asked, "You'll like it" she assured him. Satoshi really was not in the mood but the eager-to-please pup look on Sereva's face made him give in. "How long will we be gone?" Sereva just grinned slyly, "About an hour," she said transforming and trotting along the street with her nose to the ground. Suddenly a large truck turned a corner at breakneck speed and barreled down the street, right toward Sereva!
Satoshi leapt into a dead run, trying to get to Sereva before the truck did. "Stop, that's my dog!" Satoshi yelled trying to run in front of the truck before it hit Sereva but a pair of strong arms held him back. Satoshi struggled hard until he looked into the eyes of Daisuke Niwa. The smaller boy held his friend until the truck stopped, Satoshi rushed forward to aide Sereva.
The trucker tried to hit the brakes, but he was too late. With a sickening crunch the two ton truck hit Sereva head on, the small dog was sent flying to hit the ground fifty feet away.
By the time Satoshi got there the trucker was already knelt beside her, with tears in his eyes he turned to Satoshi "I'm really sorry mister, I couldn't see her" Satoshi ignored him and collapsed beside Sereva, she was lying on her side bleeding from more than a dozen wounds, her forelegs looked to be broken. "Sereva, can you hear me? Please Sereva hold on!" Satoshi whispered as he scooped Sereva up, her blood coating his arms quickly "Satoshi-kun what is this? Daisuke asked bewildered, "I didn't know you had a dog" Satoshi however was watching Sereva's chest, it was moving slowly as she slipped into unconsciousness. "Daisuke-kun, isn't your mum a nurse?" "Yes…but not a vet" the other boy, said slowly, not understanding. "You can not tell anyone what you're about to learn" Satoshi said seriously, Daisuke nodded. "Let me give you a ride, it's the least I can do" the driver choked, completely forgotten about until now.Once there Emiko came running, she had seen them from the window. "What happened?" she asked looking at the limp pup in Satoshi's arms. "It's a long story Emiko-san, but you can not tell anyone about this," he said desperately. Emiko nodded surprised while, gently Satoshi woke the dog. "Sereva, change back please, I'm getting you some real help," he whispered holding back tears. Slowly Sereva turned back, Emiko and Daisuke's eyes were wide but they said nothing, neither of them thought Satoshi was capable of loving something so much. When Sereva had completely changed back, Emiko smiled "I've never seen an Albino, she's beautiful" she said stroking the soft white curls. Then Emiko surveyed the damage, "Do you know what happened, is she a cutter?" she asked. "Not that I know of, she lived on the streets for a while as a dog and got pretty banged up in fights" Satoshi said quietly, clutching Sereva's pale hand. Emiko's hands began to feel the damage. Sereva would flinch every now and then in pain, when the pain hit Satoshi would clutch her hand harder and speak softly to her. Emiko made a sound of disapproval as she looked at Sereva's left eye, "She may loose sight in this eye Satoshi, I don't know if I can save it". Satoshi's eyes filled with tears, "Please try, I will repay you in full, Miss" "If you are that serious about saving her then come with me" Emiko said as she picked up Sereva and led the boys to a wall. She ran her hands over the boards in a certain order and the wall slid open to reveal a makeshift hospital complete with all kinds of equipment.
"I'll need you boys to leave, Grandpa can help me," Emiko said, shooing the boys out of the room. Satoshi followed Daisuke up to his room, once there he threw himself into the chair beside the desk and placed his head in his hands, his face was the picture of complete misery. Daisuke lay a hand on Satoshi's shoulder "She'll pull through Satoshi-kun, just believe, could you tell me about her, about Sereva?" Satoshi looked up at Daisuke and smiled. He began to tell Daisuke everything about the spunky Albino. "Without me ever realizing it she has taught me so much, about how to live life, that it is precious. That first night she slept next to me as my loyal pet after a breathtaking kiss, I offered her a place to stay until she was ready to leave, then I would ask her to spend her life with me as my wife" Satoshi revealed. Daisuke lay a hand on Satoshi's shoulder, "You would have made her a great husband, you're a good person Satoshi-kun" his friend assured him. "Thank you Daisuke that really means a lot to me" Satoshi said hugging his smaller friend.