Kai sighed. "If only I knew what she was saying." "She was speaking wolf." Hirotetsu said, reappearing with a laden food try and four bundles, expertly balanced on his head. He handed the bundles to kai then placed the food tray on a coffee table. "Your name is written on each bundle Sora's garments are in the room." Hirotetsu said, bowing and disappearing.
It was about that time that a great fight was heard thru out the mansion/ cave. A great snapping, roaring, howling cries of pain fight that actually slammed into the heavy oak door leading into the room, making it quiver. A yelp of pain was heard then silence. A familiar howl of victory was heard, then the door opened. Sora tumbled face first in, the door closing behind her.
Kai raced to her side and lifted her up. She had a massive nose bleed and her shirt was shredded, a gaping wound glistening with blood across her shoulder and extending to her back. Tari sucked in her breath and asked , "What happened to you?" "Grandmother has…left the…clan. Kai remember…what…I said about…the chosen? With grandma gone….I have become the chosen." Sora rasped. Kai turned stock still and growled.
Hirotetsu reappeared, like a phantom with cups and a chine jug of drink. A first aid kit was skillfully dangling from his jaguar tail. "Milady, with your permission, the clan heads wish to talk to you and your guests tonight." "Not tonight hiro. I will talk to our uncles before the funeral." Sora rasped, spitting blood from her mouth. Hiro, nodded, bowed, and disappeared.
Sora stumbled upwards and dragged herself to the hot springs, leaving a trail of blood. "Eat I will be out soon." She rasped, then disappeared. Kai shook his head. And followed. Sora sat in the hot water, trying to relax her sore muscles and whining when it touched her wounds. Strong arms suddenly pulled her to a bare chest and a strong voice came out of the mist. "Love are you ok?" Kai whispered. Sora winced and leaned into Kai.
"I need to wash the wounds out love." Sora whimpered. Kai grimaced, then moved his hand and began to gently massage the gashes. Sora sucked in her breath. She bit her lip at the pain but stayed silent till Kai stopped. The wounds were clean, but deep and raw. "There love I'll stitch them later."
Sora sighed in relief and dived under the water to wash her face. She came back up only to be pushed up against the edge of the pool.
"Kai?" Sora whispered. Kai smiled weakly and laid his forehead on Sora's. "Kai what's wrong?" sora whispered. Kai sighed heavily. "Promise me love." Kai whispered. Sora looked up in confusion. "Don't leave me. I couldn't stand to loose you again." Kai's voice cracked. Sora grimaced and wrapped her arms around his neck, looking him in the eye. "I'm not leaving you kia. I love you." Sora whispered.
Kai pulled her chin up and kissed her fiercely. Sora groaned quietly, surrendering to Kai and ran her hands thru his hair. Kai broke the kiss off and moved down Sora's jaw line down her neck to her shoulder. Sora gasped and groaned. "Kai stop please. You're tempting me love. Please stop." She whispered. Kai groaned and continued doing it. "Sora. It's hard for me. I don't want to stop. I want you so bad. I want to make you happy." Kai shudder and backed up.
Sora placed a hand on Kai's cheek panting. "Kai I love you, but my life is hell. Please just wait. Wait for our wedding night. Just a while longer. Please?" Sora pleaded. She hated making Kai suffer. Kai closed his eyes and nodded. "Ok love. I'm sorry." Kai whispered. Sora sighed and rubbed Kai's shoulders.
"No love I'm sorry. I'm not ready for that. We aren't engaged or married. It just seems wrong. What if something happened? You'd leave." Sora whispered in agony. Kai looked up in surprise and caught her hand and growled. "Sora! I'm not like that. You know that! If that happened, I would stand by you till the end. I love you." Sora cringed backwards and got out of the pool. She pulled a towel on and walked out.
Kai sighed and ran a hand thru his hair. He always had to screw things up this sora. He got out of the pool too, drying off. He walked out with a towel, drying his thick hair. He looked sadly at his girlfriend, as he found her in the corner of the room staring at the wall, a bowl of white rice on her lap and chopsticks lying limp in her hand. Tala and Tari had gone to sleep already. Kai took his food and went over to Sora. He sat down next to her and whispered quietly in Russian. Sora picked h7er head up and looked at Kai, with gentle eyes. Her lullaby.
She sighed and placed a hand on Kai's cheek. Kai stopped his song and looked at Sora. He pulled her hand down to his lips and kissed it. He looked up to her sky blue eyes and whispered. "Sora I love you. If I had made the mistake of messing up our lives like that, I would never leave you. You mean so much to me. If that ever happened I would never hurt you. I wouldn't hurt it either. You're my whole world. I have no reason to leave you." Sora looked sadly at him. "I know that Kai. I'm sorry for accusing you of doing that." Kai smiled then brought the first aid kit out. Sora sighed. Stitches…great.
She closed her eyes and waited for the sting of the needle to bite thru her skin. Instead she felt a cool compress press into the wounds and being bandaged tightly into place. She looked up in confusion and found Kai smiling down at her, tossing the kit into a corner. Sora smiled gently and leaned upwards to kiss Kai. Kai dodged back playfully taking Sora down with him, sprawling on the floor. Kai smiled devilishly and began to kiss Sora's neck. Sora gasped in surprise and began to make Kai turn his head so she could kiss him properly. She succeeded.
Kai kissed Sora gently. Sora returned it. It turned from gentle to urgent. Sora groaned in the back of her throat and ran a hand thru Kai's hair. Kai growled and ran his hands along Sora's sides, and stopping at her hips. Sora shivered and pulled away to breath. "Are you alright love?" Kai panted. Sora nodded and stroked his face. Kai kissed her lightly, and then got up, Sora cradled in his arms. "Let's get some sleep." Sora snuggled into his chest and promptly fell asleep. Kai chuckled and walked into the other room, laid down on the bed, and fell asleep with Sora in his arms.
The night before the funeral…
Tala was having trouble with his male ceremonial kimono. "Damn it!" He yelled. TAri appeared laughing, wearing an elegant lilac and white kimono with a dark purple obi, a tiger roaring on her back. "Here love let me help." Tari stated, buttoning the hidden button on the inside of right side and tying the dark green obi around Tala's waist, a dragon on his back. "There love." Tari stated. Tala smiled and Kissed Tari passionately. Kai came walking in, struggling to tie his black obi. He was dressed in layers of grey, white, and crimson red, a burgundy phoenix stitched on his back. "Tar, help me. I can't keep it tied." Kai whined. The trio heard a laugh and Sora appeared.
Kai drooled while Tari and Tala gaped in amazement. Sora was dressed in multiple layers of blood red and ebony black with an even blacker obi. A leaping wolf, snarling, was printed on her back. Her hair was twisted up into an elegant bun, a few strands of ebony hair dangling near her ears, and held up by two obsidian and gold chopsticks. She even wore a little bit of mascara and blush.
Kai whistled and muttered. "Damn." Sora rolled her eyes and tied her boyfriend's obi. "There are you three ready?" Sora asked. The trio nodded. Sora sighed. Kai walked up to her side and took her hand gently. Sora looked down at their hands, smiling weakly then lead them to a conference room. Three monstrous men stood up to greet them. "Welcome lady Sora." The red eyed man greeted. Sora nodded stiffly to him, then waved her hand in a motion to seat them all. She sat down at the head of the table, and clutched at Kai's hand underneath it. Kai squeezed it reassuringly and stroked her hand with his thumb.
"Milady who are you're guests?" The green eyed man asked. Sora looked at him and growled out. "The brunette is Senshi Tarifina "Tari". The red head is Senshi Tala. Tala is Tari's shin and this is Mushahsi Kai. Kai is my shin." This caused a murmur to spread among the three men. The yellowed eyed man nodded approvingly at Kai. Sora's head snapped to look at the red eyed man challengingly. "Kyoushiro? Is there a problem with this?" Sora snarled. Kyoushiro shook his head hurriedly. "Now what do you wish to discuss with us?" Sora asked, quite calm. Her eyes flashed to the green eyed man and were red with impatience and anger. "Speak now Noritora! My patience is wearing thin!" Sora snapped. Noritora winced then stuttered. "Milady… there…there is nothing now. Kyoushiro just wished to remind you of your engagement to his son."
"This is negated now due to you finding your shin." Shirogitsune snarled at his brothers. All of them nodded.
"Good, gentleman I will see you at the funeral and the begging of the games tomorrow night." Sora said, sadness creeping into her voice as she stood, Tari, Tala, and Kai shadowing her as the warrior wolf left her uncles in the conference room. Kai grabbed her hand and began to hum. Tari wrapped an arm around Sora's shoulders and Tala took Tari's hand. They all began to hum. Sora began to sing softly in her musical voice.
"When the storms are rising,
This lonely path that comes.
I crave the solitude, beloved, for you are no longer here."
Tala and Kai began to sing at this point taking Sora and Tari by surprise.
"Beloved, no longer am I here, but I have never left you.
Safe in your heart I am. No longer will I leave.
I curse the day they tore me away. To war I was to go.
Curse that day, when stray shrapnel hit me. Fire away!"
Tari took the next and last verse of the song and she sang with an edge in her voice, sad but musical.
"Beloved, I love you. Forever you shall stay. In my heart, belay.
Come with me. Sing a midnight lullaby. A midnight lullaby just for me."
The foursome looked at each other, tears running from all of their eyes as they know they have all lost someone dear to them now, but they will never leave their hearts. Sora murmured gently.
"Let's get some sleep." The trio beside her nodded and they all crashed all safe and warm in the arms of their beloveds.
this is chapter three. we are starting to get to the good part. so bear with me. sora's family is a pain