Sapphire Vixen
--By SunFireVixen--
Vixen:I'm sorryI didn't update last week! TT
I didn't finish it in time and the homework was piling up! (small whimper)
This is the last update for the week, and I probably will have to change the way I update from now on...
I know some people probably won't like this, but when I get done with a chapter, i'll put it up, with a limit of one chapter per week...(ducks and covers)
Sorry again for this, but i've got so much work to do! If I could, I'd write up this story until the end, but that's pretty impossible since the government orders people to send their children to school...
Anyway, thank you thank you thank you thank you for reviewing! (throws candies everywhere) I feel so loved! (points at number of reviews)
And yes, you may see a change of names more often. But that's because I like them better than the dubbed version's (wide grin)
Chapter 42: Coincidence
"No…" Riza breathed her eyes wide.
The Firefoxes hissed, their tails swishing vigorously behind them as they got down on all fours. Their eyes turned to thin slits.
A smirk curved Fei's lips. "I've heard you haven't gone a nice hunting expedition in a while…"
"Nothing incomparable to the Firefox-"
"Well… enjoy."
The Firefox hissed louder, glaring at him.
Aquamarine and Emerald turned to Fei. "What?"
He would only smile mischievously, so they turned to Sapphire.
"This wasn't part of the deal-" Aquamarine grabbed Sapphire's arm.
She only received a painful slap from her.
"Don't. Touch. Me."
They all turned to see. Emerald glared at her.
"What is wrong with you?" Emerald asked, taking her wrist.
Sapphire took her arm, and flicked it so Emerald landed on the ground, a surprised look on her face.
"What have you done with her?" Kai spoke up, anger evident.
Fei chuckled. "She's my pet… don't they all deserve a collar? I don't want to lose her, now."
Sapphire's silver collar sparkled in the sun. Fei grabbed her collar, pulling her roughly towards him. He took her by the waist with his other arm, and she only stood there, limp, staring down at the ground.
Kai scowled, daring him to make another move.
Fei slipped his hand under her shirt, and the material rose as his handwanderedhigher.
Kai growled, but Fei pushed her away by the collar, and dragged her in front of Kai.
He snapped his fingers.
Sapphire got down on all fours in front of Kai, and made a low growling sound. He stared at the scar on her back as a small roar escaped from her, and she transformed into her Firefox form.
Her sapphire-blue eyes glared up at him as she stood. She stood taller than Kai, and her glare kept him on the spot.
A glint came from the collar that now fit snug around her neck. Sapphire roared at him, her sharp teeth and glare intimidating.
"Come here, Sapphire," Fei commanded, and she slowly backed away. She sat at his right, and he moved his hand to pet her ears. "I don't think she minds that I treat her this way…"
A low purr escaped from her throat, and she slowly closed her eyes. Fei smiled.
Kai glanced at the collar. 'It's doing something to her…'
Aquamarine and Emerald had stood up by now, and Fei turned. "Release the next set of the S.E.A.s. They already know what to do."
They nodded, and left.
"Leave us alone, kid." One of the male Firefoxes shouted, and stood on its hind legs.
"This kid has more power than you'll ever have, you stupid animal," Fei said, glaring at the Firefox.
The robots zipped into a line in front of the Firefoxes, and Fei gave a nod. Kai jumped away as the robots tackled the Firefoxes to the ground, and snapped a collar on to the fox they held.
Kai turned, and stared with wide eyes as robots took Riza and snapped the collar on her neck. Takato fought, but the robots piled up on him and they snapped the collar on. The others behind them suffered the same fate.
They roared and hissed loudly as they tried to release themselves from the collars. They gnawed, scratched, and tried to pull their collars away, but with no success.
"Get down on the ground." Fei murmured, and they struggled to remain standing up, but their collars forced them to bend their heads. Slowly, they all sank to the ground, bowing low, growling and glaring at Fei.
Their hisses and roars did not stop, but Fei continued to smirk. "This kid…thinks you are all pathetic little animals that will continue to serve humans- to serve me."
Boris approached a Firefox that bended low, and softly stroked its soft fur. "What a beautiful animal… There really is no animal that is close to an equal for this species…" He sighed. "And they are such an exciting hunt…"
He hunts them… Kai asked himself. How does he even know about them…?
"This is a rather large amount- if he kills them all, won't they be endangered, Master Fei?" Aquamarine stared at him as she whispered her question.
"You think I don't know that?" Fei snapped as he glared at the purple haired man.
Aquamarine looked back at Boris. He was still petting the firefox behind the ears, as it growled and glared at the cement ground. It bared its sharp teeth, saliva dripping down onto the ground like venom.
Its collar kept him on the ground, and it pulled back with its neck. It growled in pain.
Kai looked back at Sapphire. Her eyes were fixed in nothing in particular, and they were hazy. She seemed exhausted, and the rims of her eyes were slightly pink. She blinked lazily.
"Get inside," Fei suddenly commanded, and the robots marched back into the giant metal box. Some of the Firefoxes stood up straight away, but others, like Kiore, fought against the command.
Kai stood there, not able to do anything as Takato helped Riza stand up. They were dragged roughly inside.
From the helicopter, a man threw a dog chain at Fei, and he caught it effortlessly, and snapped it on Sapphire's collar. He smiled at Kai before pulling on it, making her move.
She looked and moved like a jaguar, with her backbones sliding up and down with grace, and her head hunched but poised so she looked straight ahead. Her paws were big, with narrow wrists and strong-looking biceps. Her tail and mane moved side to side with each of her steps.
"Not jealous, are we, Hiwatari?" Fei mocked, his thin lips curving into a sly smirk. Kai felt his head heat up, but he simply glared at the silver haired boy.
Sapphire turned and looked at him, her sapphire-blue eyes staring at him as if waiting for him to do something. Fei tugged at her collar, and they hopped on the plane. They hovered into the sky, attached the metal box, and soon they were out of sight.
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"Rei? You okay?"
"Eh? Oh… yeah."
The pink-haired girl stared at him worried. She sat next to him, her legs hanging from the side of the cliff, as he sat.
She stared at the horizon, beyond the mountains, trees, and the birds that flew past. She turned to Rei, staring at his pointed ears and jet-black hair that rained down like a peaceful waterfall along the sides of his catlike features on his face. He stared entranced at the orange-red setting sun.
"I don't think so, Rei," she murmured, as she looked back at the semi-circular sun.
He sighed deep. "Nothing to worry about, Mariah, I'll be alright… Why don't you go to bed-?"
"No, Rei. Tell me what's wrong," she said stubbornly. Rei turned to her, her thin eyebrows pushed down against her large golden eyes. Her mouth was shaped into a small frown.
He smiled. "I have to take of this on my own, Mariah…But thanks for caring-" He stood, and with one last look at the sun, it disappeared, and so did he.
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"Takao!"
"Oi…you woke me…up…" he snapped, but trailed away when he caught Kai's glare.
"It's almost 2 in the afternoon, there's no time to doze off-"
"You're absolutely right- I'll go eat instead-"
"Sapphire's been captured."
Takao turned to go inside. "Now… I wonder what's in the cupboards- ramen… cookies, junk food, a large supply of- missing Sapphire?"
Hitomi slid open the sliding door. "Well, that doesn't sound good-"
"Won't taste good either-"
"Shut up…"
"No-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-n-" Takao stopped when Kai gave him another glare. "Alright… I'll just….yeah…"
They stepped inside, where Kai retold what happened that morning.
"-and you think it's the collar that's controlling her?"
Kai sighed and gave a nod. He leaned back into the wall and gazed at the ceiling. "It's hurting her too."
"But what is he doing with Fei?" Takao asked a pathetic confused look on his face as he stared up at Kai.
"Not sure, but Fei's probably promising him all the Firefoxes in the mansion."
"What would he want with-?"
"He used to hunt them."
"What?"
"-And Fei took them all, along with his aluminum cans," Kai murmured, while in deep thought-
HELP.
He lost himself in the letter he had practically memorized by now.
If he took away the third line and fifth line, the capitalized letters in the two sentences and the greeting would spell out the word 'help'…
Nevertheless…It could always be a coincidence…