Chapter 12: what it means to run away
"Do you like them as your parents?" Shigure asks Tanako. Right when Shigure was about to poof back into a human, the girl, Tanako, grabbed him, taking him out of the kennel to pet. Not just because he's not selfish like the others dogs, but because she wanted to talk to someone in private, though she knows the other dogs can here them.
"No… there mean." Tanako says. "I know I had a nice mommy one time and a very weird sister. I miss them. But I hate daddy. These guys remind me of him."
"Then why don't you run away?"
"What is that?"
"Heh, I can't believe you don't know."
"I am only six!"
"Well, it's when you… run away."
"Just run away?"
"Yea, when times get tough, some people would resort to running away. Especially when whoever is taking care of you is mean. Just run away. That includes running away from these guys especially." I'm such a bad influence… Shigure thought.
"But I do not know how to get out of here."
"Hmm…" Shigure looks around for a lever of some sort. "I have an idea. But if I help you, will you do me a few favors?"
"Okay."
"One: help these other dogs escape as well."
"Kay."
"And two, when we escape, just stick with me until we get you a real home. Okay?"
"Kay."
"Alright. Let's shake on it." As they shook hands, the girl giggles with joy. "Oh, and don't tell anyone I'm a talking dog."
"It will not matter. No one can understand you're language." Hehe, good thing she's only six. Shigure says to himself. "Okay, you see that lever?"
"No."
"It's right there." Shigure says pointing with his paw.
"But I can not see it."
"It's not that dark in here, is it?"
"No, I just can not see." She says exaggerating her last word. After a few seconds of thinking, Shigure figures out why.
"You're blind?"
"I guess. Those guys who take care of me said 'Worthless blind piece of crap.' One time."
"Dear lord, I really do need to get you out of here fast. You've been in here long enough to know where each kennel is, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to let me out, am I correct?"
"Yes…"
"Go let the other dogs out now."
"Kay." The truck comes to a stop, knocking the two down.
"Hurry up! Hurry up!" Shigure yells as he tries to unlock the lever.
"Yes! Ok!" Tanako says as she has already let free a few dogs.
"Damn this place reeks." One of the kidnappers says as he instead of Shigure opens the only exit way out.
"What the hell?" The other kidnapper says staring at Shigure, and both noticing little Tanako letting free all the dogs. "You piece of shit! What the hell are you doing!" Tanako turns around in fear as she just let free another dog. Shigure looks back as well to see what she really looks like. The beautiful Chinese outfit he thought he saw moments ago has rips and tears all over it. Her small frail arms and legs, including her face, are covered with purple bruises. Even her hair is a total mess and cut short up to her neck.
"Don't pay attention to these guys Tanako! Let the other dogs go!" The two kidnappers back up in fright not paying any attention to the other dogs pouring out of the truck.
"D-demon dog! Demon dog!" both yell. Shigure lifts a brow to what they just said. Demon dog? Hmm… a cleaver thought came to Shigure as he starts to glare evilly at them with a particular looking evil grin.
"That's right!" Shigure yells. "You have disturbed my pleasant journey to earth! And now you must pay!" Shigure growls real loud as he jumps, biting one of them on the shoulder.
"AH! Get em' off me! Get em' off me!" The other kidnapper was too afraid to do anything; instead he made a run for it into the meat house.
"Any more doggies need rescuing?" Tanako asks as she listens to see if she can hear any more animal voices. Gladly, none left, but fierce sounds startle her. The screams her kidnapper let out, it was like he was about to die. "Almighty Shigure?" Tanako says as she walks up to the edge of the truck.
"OW OW! AHH!" The yelling, even if she wasn't able to see it, she was still scared.
"Almighty Shigure! What's going on?" But Shigure didn't respond back, he was tearing this man skin apart. "ALMIGHTY SHIGURE! I AM SCARED!" When times get tough, Shigure's voice says in Tanako's mind, some people would resort to running away. "Run away?"
"Please! I'm sorry! You can keep the brat! Stop! AHH!" Hearing her kidnapper scream in agony, Tanako makes a run for it, though she did fall on her face the moment she stepped foot of the truck, but still, she ran off not knowing she's nearing a cliff. Finally, Shigure snaps out of it.
"Tanako? Where are-" Seeing where she's headed, Shigure runs after her.
"Stay away from me!" A sudden slip, a quick scream, before she fell any farther down, Shigure grabs hold of her shirt, dangling her in mid air. Tanako looks around nervously even though she can't see.
"Don't move!" Shigure yells through his gritted teeth as he slowly pulls her back to safe land. "Are you alright?" Tanako pushes him away on the nose.
"Now I know why you are named Almighty Shigure. It is cause you can kill people with your evil almighty teeth." She says pointing at her own.
"What? I-" Shigure stops himself from finishing his sentence, and instead, looks back at the man he caused to bleed that is now getting help from the other kidnapper and some men from inside the meat house. "Dear lord, I almost did kill him." Tanako bows down, staying in that position facing Shigure.
"Kill me."
Chapter 13: Angel or demon?
"What?" Shigure says back, noticing young Tanako's tears. The kidnapper is being dragged towards the meat house where the workers there will call an ambulance.
"Kill me. You killed my kidnapper. She doesn't know the kidnappers not dead Now kill me. Please… I might be to young to die, but I will find a better joy in Heaben can't pronounce Heaven." Shigure sadly looks at her for a few moments before licking her cheek. "What are you doing?" She says, sitting up.
"Look… or actually, listen." Shigure looks out into the distance, "They didn't drive us too far. We can walk back to the bath house that they kidnapped me at."
"But you are a demon doggy. You even said you were. I thought you were an angel doggy at first. But you said you are a demon doggy."
"That's sweet of you thinking I'm an angel doggy. But listen, I'm not a demon, I only said that to frighten the kidnappers even more."
"But how would they eben she means even. kow what you said? They do not speak animal."
"Well… think of it like this," At that moment, Shigure turns back into a human, thankfully for him, the girl is blind and no one is around. "You have a gift to communicate with animals. I have a gift to communicate with humans." Tanako sits up, looking as if she was gazing towards Shigure. A smile creeps on her face as she lunges towards him, giving him a hug. During the moment Shigure was transforming back into a dog, it was like life paused for a moment as she thought Warmth.
To Shigure's surprise, as they were walking back down the hill, towards the city, he was able to carry the girl on his back. "Don't forget to hold your thumb out when you see… I mean hear a car driving by."
"Ky." Birds were chirping in the air during there few moments of silence. "Almighty Shigure… when I hugged you, I felt skin. Actual human-like skin. But it was warm and calming like how your fur is. Are you really an angel Almighty Shigure?" Damn… what's a good lie for this? Shigure thought.
"Hmm… well, you see, when I'm on earth, I change back and forth from an angel to a dog. Only when someone hugs me, I stay in dog form. But as time goes by, I change back into my true form which can be troublesome if a human sees me."
"You are lucky I am blind." Tanako says as she tightens her grip around Shigure's neck.
"No, I'm glad to have you." Tanako lets out a smile.
"I hear a car behind us." Tanako says as she sticks her thumb out, and as Shigure waits patiently to see if the car will stop. Thankfully, it did. The person pulls up in front of them. As he steps out, the first thing Shigure notices were his blond hair and circled glasses. A business man. Shigure thought also noticing his brown suit.
"Are you alright?" The man says in a worried voice as he runs up to them.
I have no clue what I was thinking when I thought up Tanako! Being blind, can communicate with animals, she can't say words like "can't" instead, she'll say "can not". Oh well, I think she's cute the way she is… even though she looks like a mess :P.
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