Chapter twenty two:
The wolf gets the leader down on his back on the ground. It snarls and grab hold of the other with its teeth.
The leader attempts to wrap both arms around the wolfs neck while the wolf snaps at him. He has to toss his head this way and that way so that the wolfs attempts to bite are all misses. He pulls the wolf down by the neck trying to snap it in two.
The wolf struggles as attempts to pull its head away. It rears itself onto its hind legs thrashing side to side. It manages to throw the leader away causing said leader to slam against the wall.
The leader falls to the ground and the wolf charges… However it is when the leader moves his hand to slightly gesture to the wolf; It's a small gesture but it's all that is needed.
Feeling his control slipping Kaoru makes sure that his brother isn't holding onto him. He closes his eyes for half a second before they snap open. His eye color has changed again to show his other side taking control. He charges forward at full speed as everything except to follow his leaders command, is thrown out the window. He jumps baring his fangs as the wolf leaps for the leader. He tackles the wolf in midair. He manages to bite the wolfs shoulder as it yelps.
The wolf is the first to hit the ground with Kaoru on top of it.
Kaoru raises a hand and with an ability he had no idea he had he slashes the wolfs throat open. He does so moving before the wolf can recover enough from hitting the ground to do anything about it. He releases the wolfs shoulder as it slumps becoming limp. He hardly notices the drop of blood dripping down from one side on his bottom lip. He lets out a soft hiss of disgust at the dead or dying wolf.
Hikaru isn't sure if he should be amazed or scared. He is not even sure what to make of the way that Kaoru moved. He was surprised by it when his brother suddenly moved in so swiftly… Taking down the wolf like it was nothing… He's seen Kaoru with a dead body… However that was once and it wasn't because of anything like this…
The leader gets to his feet only to approach the younger twin who has now narrowed his eyes at the wolf body. He steps up just behind the others shoulder. He places a hand on said others shoulder who waits as if awaiting another order. He leans down to his ear almost appearing to be looking at the corpse with his head by his underlings shoulder. "Come back to me." He commands in nothing more than a whisper.
Kaoru blinks with a quiet gasp as he comes back to reality.
The leader pats his shoulder then pulls away moving away from him. He walks away to go get Jay's body while Kaoru raises his hand glancing to it seeing it rather bloody.
Kaoru watches as a drop of blood drips down from his hand. His eyes flickering to the corpse and he feels a bit horrified at what he had done when he wasn't in control. He closes his eyes pushing it away as he gets to his feet. He opens his eyes halfway then he turns to see Jay's corpse being picked up. He opens his eyes a little more as he looks to his brother. He can see a bit of a mix of shock and slight fear in his eyes. He looks away slightly.
Hikaru moves closer and places a hand on Kaoru's shoulder getting him to look to him. "You did what you had to." He tells him softly in assurance. "You weren't left with a choice. It's okay." He doesn't want his brother to feel like this will change anything between them and he doesn't want him to be scared of himself.
"Let's get moving." The leader demands as he moves closer to the two who turn to him. He has a serious look on his face.
The twins nod in agreement then follow the leader as the continue to try to escape.
They spot a broken door up ahead leading towards the outside.
The leader makes the sound to call the clan together as a signal to escape. He leads the twins outside and they all hurry away from the building.
They disappear into the bushes and after a little bit of running the leader slows for them to take a break.
The leader gently lays Jay against a nearby tree then he moves away. He stands looking back the way that they had come from. He listens for the rest of the clan to see who made it out of it all alive.
Kaoru and Hikaru settle down on the ground.
Hikaru glances to his brother who uses a puddle to try to clean off as much blood as he can. "Kaoru?"
Kaoru pauses then turn to look to his brother upon hearing his name being spoken.
"I'm sorry you had to come here and do what you had to. Losing who knows how many friends…" Hikaru apologizes feeling like it's all his fault.
"Hikaru don't be silly." Kaoru tells him and feels a glance by the leader for a brief moment. "It's not your fault. They just suddenly took you. You couldn't have done anything to prevent it." He tries to choose his words carefully.
"I suppose you're right." Hikaru agrees as he sees that the other has a point.
Kaoru is about to turn back to resume washing though he does turn to look to the leader for a moment hearing the clan calling. He turns away and keeps up his attempted washing. He stops when he feels that he had gotten all that he could off. He decides to let it air-dry not having much other choice. He doesn't want to get more blood on his clothes as it'd only serve as a reminder.
The others begin gathering with the twins and the leader.
The leader looks around accounting for all those that made it out alive. He notices that they've lost five members in the attack. "I am sad to see that we have lost some lives in the attack." He begins and the others bow their heads. "And though we won't be able to properly bury everyone they will still be remembered by us for their strength and bravery. You all did so very well. Even those who lost the battle to such monsters." He turns to look to Kaoru and Hikaru after the little attempted speech. "Now then. There is another matter that is needed to be discussed."