Chapter Two

Night had fallen faster than he had thought. It seemed like only minutes after they got home, the sky was dark and glittering with stars. It was okay, though. He liked the night better.

He took a deep breath as his red eyes scanned over the constellations staring right back down at him as he laid on the rooftop like always. He had been up here for hours. It was really his only escape; where he could think, where he could hide.

All day he'd been thinking about that girl. He saw how her eyes widened as she looked into his eyes. Did he really look that freaky? He tried to stop thinking about it, but it always found a way to seep right back in.

He turned his head just as a howl of the wolf sounded through the night like thunder. Great, he thought. Another fucking slide. That's what he thought until he heard something scream. He threw himself up. What the FUCK was that? He jumped down when he heard it again and this time he knew for sure something was wrong.

Shigure had peeked his head out to see Kyo running into the forest full speed ahead. He heard it, over and over again. Help, me… He ran faster. Shit, he thought. Yuki wasn't too far behind him.

"What was it?" Yuki yelled forward.

"I don't know!" Kyo screamed back.

They both came running up to a HUGE pile of dirt. Kyo rushed up, seeing a pale hand sticking out of the side as small pieces of dirt continued to fall. "Oh, my god." He said pouncing on the mountain of dirt and ripping up chunks up over his head.

Yuki grabbed this pale hand and held it tightly. "Do you think they're alive?" His eyes fluttered with worry.

Kyo didn't answer. He didn't want to answer. Why would somebody be walking around here at this time of night? It reminded him too much of Tohru. He finally tore some of the dirt away from this persons face and they could both smell blood. "Holy shit." Kyo said, his eyes widening as he looked over the dirty face. "It's her."

Yuki looked up to see the new girl from the school laying in the dirt completely naked. "Is she breathing?"

"I-…" Kyo blinked. Why would she be here? Why would she be… naked?

Jen slowly opened her eyes, her body was aching so hard. She could feel the warmth of her own blood dripping down the side of her chest. "Help… Me."

Kyo snapped out of the trance that her body had placed him into and bent down to pick her up. He hesitated for a moment. He was afraid that he would change, no, he knew he would change. But there was no other option. He looked over to Yuki as he placed his shirt over her body for a bit more protection. "We need to take her back to the dojo." Kyo said, looking into Yuki's eyes.

Yuki looked up to him, then back down to the girl and nodded. They were prepared to change and do this, but they wouldn't know anything. Not yet.

Kyo bent down a little more and wrapped his arm around Jen and slowly picked her up. Wow, without changing? Was she a she? Kyo looked over to Yuki with a confused glare and ran towards the house. He ran faster and faster as the smell of blood grew. Yuki's shirt was completely saturated in crimson.

Jen slowly wrapped her arms around Yuki's neck as a tear fell down her cheek. She didn't know what was happening; she couldn't breath. She could barely keep her eyes open, she didn't even know what had happened to her yet, all she knew was that she was in tons of pain.

Yuki burst through the door, Kyo and Jen not too far behind. "Shigure-san!" Yuki screamed. "Get Hatori! Now!"

Shigure tilted his head. "Why?"

Yuki pointed to the small body Kyo was carrying. "She's bleeding. She's hurt. Just do it!"

Shigure got a glimpse of the worry in Yuki's eyes. "Alright," he immediately stood and ran over to the phone, calling for Hatori.

Tohru ran downstairs wondering what all the fuss was about when she saw Jen. "Set her down," Tohru said, not even realizing what she had JUST said. She ran into the bathroom, grabbed a towel and rushed back out. She lifted the blood soaked shirt to see the wound on her chest. It wasn't that big, but it was deep. She pressed the towel onto the wound, hoping to stop the bleeding.

She looked up to Kyo who was covered in blood. He stepped back and sat down beside them, holding Jen's hand. He didn't know why, he just thought it would make her feel better.

"When is he going to get here?" Kyo looked up to Shigure as he walked towards them.

"Soon."

"Soon? Soon isn't soon enough!"

"Calm down," another voice came.

Everyone's head shot towards the door. Damn, he thought. That was fast. There stood Hatori, his eyes unknowingly unemotional as he stepped towards his newly found patient. He didn't think about the details, but he quickly got to work, forcing everyone else out and away from them. He needed to work and not worry about anyone else in the room. No distraction.

He looked down, her face twisting in pain. "You'll be fine." He whispered.