Chapter 4

Jeckts power was too powerful and Rei's barrier broke, shards of cyan blasted around the room lingering in the air before dropping to the ground.

Tidus's mouth formed into a murderous grin that never once faulted as he made his way over to his father.

Jeckt had begun walking towards Kinna but Tidus had quickly jumped in front of her a blade of his own making its way through the air. A soft metallic ring filled the air as Jeckts own blade crashed with Tidus's.

His father's eyes suddenly shifted from the vermillion color back to his original color, Blue.

His long vampire teeth extended as Tidus suddenly had a thought.

He promised his mother he would take care of them. He promised...

An elbow broke Tidus out of his thoughts as it crashed into his stomach causing his lungs to lose air and Tidus to lose concentration. Someway though his thoughts were still in the right place.

''Father wait!'' Tidus's voice moved through the now silent room.

Jeckt stopped his hand that was just about to plunge a dagger into his sons back. It hung in the air as Jeckts eyes narrowed considering Tidus's words.

''And why should I wait to kill you my son?'' Asked Jeckt, as he breathed with deep hatred burning in his eyes.

''Dad. Let me make it up to you. Let me take Kinna and Kurama to the hunters!''

Zase who was now holding his wife behind him snapped his eyes to Kurama. ''Get out of here!'' Yelled Kurama's father.

Jeckt nodded to Tidus and laughed as Kurama had begun pushing his little sister out of the room.

Kuroune and Rei were already running to the front gates pushing them open with less then a little effort. Kinna and Kurama followed behind with Tidus at their heals.

''Kurama what about our parents!'' Kinna had looked back just long enough to see Kurama's eyes fill with tears.

''W-We don't have time to worry about them! J-Just run!'' Kurama's voice cracked as he became breathless.

He quickly led the four of them into the forest, every now and then looking behind his back to make sure that Tidus had lost their tracks.

Rei was the first to stop as the others followed suit. Kinna stumbled as she came to a stop. Her eyes were red from crying and her breaths' were fast and shallow.

Kuroune placed a pale hand on Kinna's shoulder as Kurama looked back to where they had just run from. Thoughts ran through Kurama's mind as suddenly a noise caught all of their attention. Rei's eye's flickered a dark red before turning crimson and her once short brown hair with blonde highlights all throughout the bangs turned to long locks of pale blue. It went down to her waist and curled around her face.

Kurama tilted his head at Rei's new form. 'This must be her demon form' he thought to him self as a figure jumped out of the ocean of tree's

The figure was none other the Tidus.

Everyone took a defensive stance but Tidus suddenly dropped to his knees in a fit of tears. ''I-I did it...'' His voiced was laced with pain as he looked up at the confused faces that hovered above him.

''What did you do?'' Asked Kurama. His golden eyes shimmered with anger as he watched Tidus slowly get up.

''I got all of you to safety!'' He yelled thanking they would be grateful but he only got more curious stares. ''..Tidius...You may have saved us but you are still the son of Jeckt and a half vampire at that...''Kuroune stated while brushing back his long black hair.

Low whispers of agreement filled the air as Tidus stared back at them in disbelief. ''..So this is the thanks I get for saving you all..'' Tidus's voice was filled with anger as he began to speak again, sounding as if he had poison in his mouth. ''I hope you all die and burn in hell! you ungrateful little--Maggots!''

With a smirk of her own Rei took out a small dagger and ran her fingers down the cold blade. ''Have you felt pain before Tidus? because if you think you have then I can really show you what pain is...All it takes is a little incision down your stomach and out go your guts''

Tidus spoke no words before turning on the balls of his feet walking back into the forest leaving an eerie silence to fill the air.

Kinna looked at her brother and let out a gentle breath. ''W-What are we going to do now..?'' Kurama locked eyes with Kuroune. The two boys nodded to each other before looking at the now trembling girls.

''Kuroune is going to take you both to a village nearby called Nrai..'' Kurama's silver ears twitched in the rising moonlight.

Rei took Kurama's hand into hers before speaking so quietly that it was barely a whisper. ''But. What about you..?''

Kurama took a deep breathe knowing that this day would end in a deadly disaster.

''I- I'm going back to the castle to help our mom and dad..''

Both Rei and Kinna's eyes widened as Kurama spoke those words as if he was about to go to his own funeral.

''Then I'm going with you! '' Yelled Rei, her long blue hair shifting ever so slightly as the cold wind blew in around them. Kurama pulled Rei close to him and pressed his pale lips down onto her own. She closed her eyes tears streaming her beautiful face as the warmth of his lips disappeared as quickly as it had come.

Before another protest could erupt between them Kurama turned away running deep into the drowning night that enveloped his body. The last thing that was to be seen was a flash of silver hair, then a sliver of a blade. Then Nothing..

Rei, Kinna and Kuroune reluctantly walked the opposite way. All of them knowing that this would be their last normal day in their short lives.

Kurama's golden eyes searched around for his parents as he ran up the castles steps and into the now dark interior.

He shifted around nervously wondering where they went. As if his parents heard his thoughts a loud scream came from upstairs.

Kurama sprang into a run almost tripping over a few steps as he slid to a stop in front of his parent's bedrooms. What he saw choked off his air supply leaving him breathless.

What he beheld was Jeckt who was grasping his mom by the hair, already inflicted in her pale skin were large oozing wounds. Some flashed ivory bone while others flashed muscles.

Kurama's anger raged out of control. His legs begun to move on their own accord as he ran at Jeckt with his claws going straight for his throat

He only slightly heard his mom yell something before he realized that Jeckt had moved quicker then his eyes could register.

Now on the floor Aphrodite watched as her son was being held by the throat, the curved knife only inches away from the blood vain.

Jeckts eyes gleamed with excitement. ''Now Kurama, tell me where your dad and your sister went. All you have to do is release this information and you go free. With your life''

Jeckts voice was filled with malice as Kurama's own breathing was intertwined with ire.

''I will never tell you!'' Kurama struggled in Jeckts grip as dark laughing filled his ears.

''Fine with me dear boy..''

The next thing Kurama felt was the hilt of the curved knife slamming into his skull. Kurama desperately tried to stay conscious before the darkness in his mind engulfed him, the only company was the sweet numb feeling lingering in his body.