Chapter 4 The Right Spot
Uzuri was confined to the den for another week after Pion's death. She was starving and tiring of drinking water that caused her to hallucinate, she was sure that if she had to take much more she might go insane and start to believe the lies that Kreb was feeding her. "Kiu help me please." she pleaded with her childhood friend. "Kiu?"
Kiu was clearly shaken up by the cruelty that his brother so consistently showcased. "I will free you when the night owl finally falls asleep." he said making sure that his brother couldn't hear. Kreb couldn't fall asleep soon enough, he had an unnatural ability to stay awake late at night. When Kreb finally fell asleep Kiu wasted no time in removing Uzuri's bonds, "Careful you have been under lock and key for…" He was cut short as Uzuri tripped over her own feet. Kiu caught her, "A few days... Wow!"
"What is it?" Uzuri asked concerned, as a wave of self doubt smashed into her.
"Ugh, nothing can we get out of here." he said. When Uzuri regained control of herself she rushed to the watering hole. "Be careful the stuff Kreb has been giving you reacts dangerously with water."
"How so?" Uzuri froze in front of the calm pool terrified by the creature that looked back at her, her orange eyes were so cloudy that they were nearly empty, her complexion was reminiscent of a corpse, and she was no longer an awkward teen but a young adult.
"It causes disorientation, nausea, and hallucinations."
"So how will I be able to detox?" she said keeping her gaze on the strange creature looking back at her.
"Seawater."
"That will make me sick." she said accusingly as she shifted her view back to Kiu who also looked much older, he wasn't lanky anymore his body filled out, while his bangs weren't as shaggy as they were only a few weeks ago, and his canary eyes caught the moons glow making her weak in the knees. 'When did Kiu become this attractive young lion?'
"Give me a chance, I don't want you to suffer the same way Mom did." he said sorrow filled his normally confident voice.
Kiu was very close with Pion, Uzuri knew that Kiu saw her as a mother figure but not his actual mother. "How is this similar to what happened to Mom?" 'Does he want to be family or does he feel like family already?'
"Kreb drugged her until she was weak in the head and continued to torment her all the way until he married her." he said coldly. 'That explains why she refused to leave here.'
"Fine lets get this shit out of my system." she said walking to the beach. That was a terrible night the constant purging Uzuri felt like it would be easier to just go become real good friends with a bull shark, but Kiu kept her from doing something stupid.
"Now drink this and we will need to hurry back to the den so he doesn't know what is happening." He said, offering her some fresh water.
Back in the den after the restraints were in place Uzuri faked drinking the drugged water by just flipping the bowl and sitting over the spill. Kiu helped Uzuri continue detoxing for three more days. On the fourth day it was a full moon, and Uzuri was fully detoxed, "Thank you." She said as she pulled Kiu in for a hug, his mane was so soft that she wanted to just rub her face in it. Kiu nuzzled her and Uzuri couldn't help but let out a purr as she nuzzled him back, 'Is this what mother felt like with father?' Uzuri noticed some movement in the bushes not to far away.
"Traitor!" Kreb shouted as he charged Kiu from the bushes.
Kiu was hit in the side and knocked 20 feet into the surf. Kreb was losing it, his pelt had been stained green and his mane was matted and reeked of the drug water, while the blood vessels in his eyes had burst causing them to turn red. "You addict!" Kiu shouted as he retaliated with a charge.
Kiu was fast but his brother was experienced, he slammed his paws into the soft sand sending a plume of sand straight up in the air. Grains of sand rained down getting caught in Kiu's eyes causing him to slow down, Kreb swiped his larger than life paw at Kiu's ankles sending head over heels. Kiu landed with a dull thud, as his muscles reverberated off the soft sand. Kreb approached him and opened his mouth wide to kill his brother. "No!"
Uzuri launched herself full force at Kreb hitting him and in one swift motion caught him with a hook to the jaw, he collapsed to the ground completely unaware what hit him. "Kiu!" Uzuri rushed to her companions side.
"How did you do that?" he asked as his brother was left unconscious less than three feet away from his face.
Uzuri shrugged, "I guess I just found the right spot."
AN: Sorry for the late update on the story my girlfriend was over late and she kept me busy so I couldn't update till she left. Let me know if you want me to switch up the POV from time to time, I have a few ideas for other POV's. As always I appreciate any constructive criticism please rate and review.
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