Sapphire Vixen

--By SunFireVixen--

Vixen: -superflyingtacklepounce- XD

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Well, I shall run off now and let you read this next chapter of Sapphire Vixen! -runs off-

Chapter 38: Toy Soldier

Sapphire-blue eyes stared sadly at the sleeping boy on the iron table, as she held the antidote in her hand, clutching it tightly as her eyes slowly clouded.

She wiped them away, and leaned down to press her lips against his. A tear threatened to fall as she felt his cold lips separate from her warm mouth. She quickly opened the bottle, and parting his lips, spilled its contents into his mouth.

A fearful expression appeared on her face as his eyes slowly opened, and he stared up at her frightened face as he sat up.

"Sapphire are you-"

She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he stared down at her scarlet hair for a moment before embracing her.

He knew tears had started to fall now, and he stared confusedly at her back and her fox ears, as they were pulled back in fear. She sobbed and hiccupped in his chest as he held her tighter.

"Sapphire…?"

"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" She said, her whimpers muffled.

"Of…of what…? Sapphire?"

She looked up at him sadly, and let out a small hiccup as she lifted an arm to his shoulder. Her small hand rested on his shoulder as Kai stared confusedly at her arm.

"Sapphire?"

"I know you will hate me after this… so much that you won't stand it, but I only do this for you…" she murmured as she moved the slate bangs that covered his forehead away from his face.

He touched her cheek, but she squeezed the spot between his shoulder and neck, and he immediately fell unconscious. She laid him back into the table as she wiped her tears away.

"I hope that you won't hate me that much Kai, because…I…love you." she whispered, her voice shaky. She lay one more kiss on his cold lips before picking up her new clothes from the table.

She glared at the clothes Fei had provided her before she climbed out of the skirt she had changed a few hours ago. She buckled up the belt that clung to her hips, and placed her beyblade launcher shaped like a black gun into the pocket that the belt provided.

The skirt was red just like Emerald's, and she placed her new blade, with a black attack blade, blood-red weight disk, and dark, almost black, navy blue blade base into the pocket opposite her launcher. Her back to the door of the room, she reached for her back, where she started to unzip.

She heard Fei step into the room, and she winced when she felt one of his cold hands on her, where the scar ran across her back.

"You're making a wise choice, Sapphire. You don't want to have another scar running the other way down your back, do you now?" Fei taunted as his hand lowered, making her growl.

Her lower lip trembled as she murmured silently so only he could hear, "I hate you."

Fei let a smirk form on his lips. "…and I don't care," he said as he leaned forward to kiss her neck. She cringed at the feeling of his cold lips on her warm, shaking skin.

She turned to slap him, but he caught her wrist and twisted it, so she let out a small yelp of pain. She glared up at him and he pushed her to the floor.

"You belong to me now, by will…or by force," Fei stated coldly as he exited the room.

She stood up weakly, and changed quickly into a black halter-top that covered her whole chest and ended at midriff. She wrapped the thin red scarf around her neck loosely, just like Emerald's.

So this is what it feels like to be a soldier…

To be a toy for a stronger person…

This is what Kai felt many years ago…

…defenseless.

She picked up the scissors from the table next to Kai's.

At least I don't have to worry about wearing that stupid ribbon anymore…

She felt her eyes water as strands of her long scarlet hair fell to the floor.

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"Riza, I believe your wound is healing pretty well. It's amazing it only took you a couple of hours to heal," Nikki said cheerfully as she rewrapped Riza's leg.

"Good," Riza mumbled as she sat up, her head leaned into the pillows. "How is Mistress doing?"

"Eh? I haven't gone to visit her yet, but I think she got the new clothes you desired Koru to sow," Nikki said with a smile as she patted Riza's leg. Riza flinched horribly.

Nikki stood and exited, towards Sapphire's room. However, when she opened the door, nobody was there. A chair had been tipped over, and Sapphire's brush was on the floor. The curtains on the balcony doors danced in the air as wind made the room chillier.

She backed away, and ran to call someone.

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Fei lifted up Sapphire's chin with one of his cold fingers. He smirked at her glare as he took a short strand of her hair.

"Cut it every week. I know that your hair grows fast, almost like fur," Fei said, as he pushed her away.

"Let Kai go, Fei," Sapphire said coldly, her glare intense.

"Why don't you take him back yourself?" Fei asked, picking up a pair of red slippers and holding them out for Sapphire. She took them hesitantly, and quickly put them on.

She walked back into Kai's room, knowing it was an order, not a request. She looked down at Kai. This time was probably the last time she would actually be this close to him.

Emerald walked in, wearing almost the same outfit she wore. She avoided looking into Sapphire's eyes.

"Master Fei ordered me to help you take him back," she murmured, and they both helped to get Kai on Emerald's back.

As they jumped high on the trees, Sapphire asked, "Why are you helping him?"

"You think I'm doing this on my will now?" Emerald snapped as she jerked her thumb in the direction of in the back of her neck. Sapphire's eyes widened at a small metal chip. A red light blinked, telling them it was active. "I get zapped whenever I try to touch it, and Fei programmed my body so it stays closed, so it doesn't let me get away."

"What if I take it off-?"

"Then I'll have to kill you!' Emerald barked, glaring at Sapphire. "It's programmed to make my body attack anyone trying to remove it."

Sapphire and Emerald gracefully landed on the ledge, and stepped down. They set Kai down on the floor gently before jumping on the ledge and jumping away again, scarves twisting in the wind.

When the maids entered the room, Kai had woken. He sat up weakly, and the maids hurried over.

"Master Hiwatari? Are you alright?" they asked, worried. Kai looked around for Sapphire, pushing them away gently.

"I'm okay… where's Sapphire?" he asked, standing up.

"We don't know, Master- we only found you on the floor," one of the maids said, clutching her hands together in worry.

Then he felt something in his pocket. He reached inside, and his eyes widened at the transparent object.

Sapphire's blade.

He forgot to give it to her a long time ago… then he remembered what she had said before he fell asleep…

"I know you will hate me after this… so much that you won't stand it, but I only do this for you…"

He doubted that whatever she did, he would not grow angry… he did not own much, and what was so precious, more than Sapphire, that she could take away?

He dug into his other pocket, and his eyes lowered as he felt nothing inside.

Dranzer was gone.