Kit had a vague sense of wetness around her shoulder, and twitched.
Pain bristled, traveling up her neck in tendrils and constricting her foggy brain.
Opening her eyes blearily to the morning sunlight, she felt something sticky on her skin.
Turning her head, her eyes widened at the sight.
Cuts were in her shoulder, and blood seemed to be coming out still.
Her pillow and sheets were stained crimson, and it hurt to move her arm at all.
Sitting up heavily, she winced.
"Shit!"
Putting a 'paw' to the cuts, she tried to get off the bed.
"Red! Lizzie! Abe!"
The door slammed open, and she recognized Hellboy's worried face before he lifted her up.
With so much blood coming out, she was getting dizzy and disoriented.
When someone started to clean her cuts, she hissed in pain, trying to move away.
Hellboy managed to hold her still as Abe cleaned the wounds.
The merman stopped worriedly when the lines seemed to spell something.
"Brother Red…"
Liz moved closer worriedly, looking past the small droplets of blood still leaking out.
"…Oh God…"
Basically carved into her skin was one word…
'Mine'…
Hellboy growled.
"Whoever did this is gonna pay…"
"How'd they do this without her knowing?" Liz asked, looking up curiously.
"Her senses are dulled thanks to her sickness." Abe explained.
"Which explains why she got smacked across the face yesterday. Normally, she would've stopped it. But her reflexes are slow because her body is trying to get rid of her illness."
Kasai walked in, wondering what was going on, and stopped when he saw Kit's blood.
"What happened to her?"
"None of yer business."
Kit opened her eyes, moving slightly so she could see the newcomer.
"Don't be mean, Red…"
She smiled slightly.
"Hey, Kasai."
"Hello, Assarishita. I hope you're not hurt too badly…"
She winced as alcohol cleaned the wounds.
"Nope…just some scratches."
Hellboy rolled his eyes.
"SURE…"
Kit smacked his forehead with her free hand.
"Don't talk to the injured like that, mister." She scolded with fake seriousness.
He smirked, flicking her forehead with his left hand.
"Maybe when ya almost die, kid, I'll consider it."
"I have to almost DIE? Darn…"
Something chilled her skin, and she looked up and around to find her 'father'.
Kit glared as pink lined her cuts.
The skin stitched itself together a bit weakly, leaving light-toned scars on her skin.
Looking at it, her brow furrowed.
"…Who did this?"
Hellboy backed up, hearing the restrained rage in her tone.
"We don't know yet, Kit. Calm down." Abe soothed.
Tenma seemed strangely…GLAD…to see his own DAUGHTER injured…
"You may be injured, but it won't get you out of tonight, young lady."
She glared as Abe put an icepack on the sore scars, baring her fangs slightly.
"I'm not going."
He frowned deeply.
"Yes, you will."
Unsheathing her claws, she turned away from him.
"No, I'm not."
Kasai stepped forward, moonlight eyes seeming concerned.
"Are you sure? I was hoping to see you there this evening."
Kit turned slightly to look at him.
Something about the man seemed to disarm her, pull down her walls and coax her out.
Trying to pull away, she felt her shoulder tingle with pain.
Kit huffed, looking at the ceiling for a moment.
"…Fine…But I'm not wearing a dress."
Hellboy put on a thoughtful face.
"Now that ya mention it…I've never seen ya wear a dress…"
"Exactly. Because I hate them."
She smirked slightly, tail swaying.
She felt eyes on her back, and looked out the window to see nothing.
Brow furrowed, Kit shook her head.
'It's probably nothing…'
--
Kit purred, looking up at the noon-time sky.
The mare, whom she found was named Tena, was curled around her.
With her head on the cat-girl's lap, she seemed comfortable and relaxed.
Snuggling into the warm side, Kit started dozing peacefully.
Something blocked the light, and she opened an eye in irritation.
"Oh…hey, Kasai…"
He sat across from her, and Tena raised her head warily.
Patting the mighty neck, Kit soothed the mare enough to lower her head again.
"You don't seem on good terms with your father…"
"I'm not."
"Is something wrong?"
"…Not really…there's just something about him I don't trust…"
Her eyes narrowed at the very thought of her biological father.
"Then why do you seem to trust me?"
Blue locked with pale silver, and she almost forgot to reply.
"I don't know…It just seems…natural…"
He tilted her chin up, and she nearly lost her breath when she realized how CLOSE they were…
"…Maybe it's justified…"
It felt like she was lost in an ocean, and something was pulling her down.
But she wasn't fighting it, and was trying to keep her head about her.
Their lips were so close…
Something sparked in her head, saying something was wrong…
VERY wrong…
Stopping, Kit felt his breath ghost across her lips.
Her skin felt some cold, making it prickle.
Her ears were laid back, and her tail was wrapped around Kasai's wrist.
Tena suddenly neighed, and the two pulled apart as servants ran up.
"Princess! We were ordered to help you prepare for tonight."
She glared lightly, but snorted.
"Alright…I guess…"
Standing up, she helped up Kasai as Tena stood up behind her.
"I'll see you later, I guess…"
"It will be a pleasure." He assured, kissing her 'paw'.
Still in a form of shock, she let the servants lead her away.
Something nagged at her brain, something she hadn't understood…
'Why couldn't I kiss him?'