Sapphire Vixen

--By SunFireVixen--

Chapter 4: Secrets and Silent Rain

'I feel so tired...am...am I...dead? If so...death is somewhat tiring, is it not?'

I opened my eyes, only to meet the blinding rays of the sun. I quickly closed my eyes again.

"Oww..." I whined. I opened my eyes again. Two mahogany orbs stared back at my light-blue ones. I gasped.

"Hiiii, I'm Hilary!" she said in an annoyingly perky voice, and then smiled. Already I disliked her.

I sniffed the air around her. A human.

'Go away, human. I don't like you.'

I sat up. I felt different. I stared at the clothes I was wearing. It was a long, white gown. I still had on my long black gloves.

'You've got to be kidding. I do not like dresses. Where are my clothes?'

I looked around. My clothes were nowhere in sight. The curious girl then started to speak.

"If you're thinking of who changed you, it was me. I am washing your other clothes. Do not worry. Meanwhile, you can wear that dress I gave you." she smiled, then said, "Now take off those long gloves so I can wash them." she said, as if she was my mother.

'Mother...'

I shook my head. I felt the furry, scarlet fox ears on my head shake also.

"I am thankful, but I refuse. Please return me my clothes, human."

She pouted at my last words.

"My name is Hilary!" she said, and crossed her arms, pouting some more.

"Okay, Hilary... return me my clothes my clothes. I need to leave."

With that said, I stood, but collapsed backwards. I had forgotten about my ankle.

I closed my eyes, waiting for the fall. It never came.

I had fallen into someone's arms. I looked up towards the person holding me.

He was the same boy I had almost hit in the forest. He had silver eyes.

"I don't think you'll be going anywhere," he said, with stern eyes.

I glanced at the blue marks on his face. I had the same marks on my stomach, but they were a dark, blood red, outlined with a black, thin line. In addition, mine looked like a triangle cut in half. He put me back down.

"See? Now give me your gloves." She said, and then started to tug at both my gloves, so they came off. I quickly covered my arms.

"What is that?" The silver-eyed boy pulled my arms away from my hands.

I struggled, and finally pulled away from him. I searched frantically on one leg, for a way out. I reached for a door near me, but two arms encircled my waist.

"I said you weren't going anywhere."

I felt his voice near my right furry, scarlet fox ear on top of my head. I struggled, but he kept holding me back. I covered my arms again, and stopped struggling. He slowly let me go.

I turned to the two humans near me, and growled at them. Then I hid my arms behind me to keep the boy from seeing the marks on them.

'If he beyblades, and if he finds out- No. I'm not going to let him.'

The human girl named Hilary stared at me wide-eyed. Then she started to leave the room through the other exit.

"Relax! I'm just going to wash them real quick, then I'll give them back to you with your other clothes." she said as she left.

He walked towards me, and I backed away, still hiding my arms behind my back. He stopped in front of me, and we looked at each other.

He stared at me, and I glared back at him for about five seconds, then he walked out the door that I tried to exit from earlier.

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I glanced at her angry light-blue eyes one more time before I left.

I entered the living room, then outside, where the rest of the team was. Tyson and Max were blading. Rei was sitting, watching. Kenny, as usual, was typing away on his laptop.

Then Rei stood up, and spoke to me.

"Kai, how is she doing? Is she better now?" he said with worry in his voice.

I nodded, and then began my short journey to a secret place I kept for myself.

'Healthy enough to run away...'

"Hey Kai, where you going- Don't you want to blade?" Tyson asked, behind me.

I just ignored him, and kept walking. I knew Tyson had pouted; he always did when I ignored him.

I walked on, kicking the dirt and rocks in my way. I figured it was about seven in the afternoon right now, and I was going to a valley a little bit far away from the forest to watch the sunset.

I started to run as I neared the valley, and even faster when I started to reach my favorite hill.

I felt wind hit my face, and my scarf whipping my back and legs as I ran.

'Why did she have Japanese calligraphy on her hands and arms?'

I did not get a chance to read them, because I did not understand the language.

I slowed down when I reached the top of the hill, and then I slowly sank to the ground.

I watched the sun slowly disappear, the sky grow dark, and stars speckling the sky.

When I had looked into her eyes, I saw anger at first.

However, when I looked deeper, I knew I was wrong.

I saw fear. Fear of humans. Fear of... Me.

I closed my eyes, and I felt silent rain falling from the stars...