A/N: Wow, sorry that it took me forever to update this… I've only just finished my Halloween fic, and I wanted to make sure I had that done before Halloween. Thank goodness I still remember how I want this to work! I had someone who really wanted me to update this very, very BAD, so I am. :) You're welcome! :D (Oh, and no owns the Men in Black or the First-Aid kit… :3) If it seems kinda different (i.e. characters, storyline, wording, etc.), I haven't written for this in forever, so that's why.
Chapter 7: Silver
Chihiro stared down Yami's thirsty crimson eyes with her own frightening cold blue eyes. Her hackles raised, and her black her rose as she growled and revealed her dangerous canines. She waited for her opponent to make the first move; it was in her nature. But it was also the nature of her foe.
She decided to slowly inch toward the back, and make a fatal blow to the neck. She made her steps silent, and she prayed that her jet-black pelt helped hide her in the lightless night. She kept eye-contact with him at all times, letting him know that if he dared make a move, she would sink her sharp teeth straight into his flesh with all her fury.
As she continued on with her strategy, something she never would have calculated happened.
"Yugi!" She gasped. The boy had somehow snuck up on both Chihiro and Yami, and had leaped onto the vampire's back.
Yami began to try to shack him off, but he held on for dear life, his arms locked around the other's neck. Too close to the vampire's mouth. The werewolf growled, and then slammed them both down to the ground with her strong front legs pushing on the vampire's chest.
He smashed to the ground on top of Yugi, making the hikari let go. Seeing her chance, Chihiro clamped her jaws on Yami's foot, and began to drag him through the dirt like a piece of meat. Once she felt she was a safe distance away from the human, she let go, but as he tried to stand, she quickly pounced on his stomach, knocking the wind out of him.
"Yugi," she yowled as he continued to pin the vampire, "Run! Get out of here!" The stood on his shaky legs, and shook his head. She growled.
"You stubborn ass-child," she howled, "If you refuse to leave, than stay out of my way! Stay in the car!" She was about to yell something else out, but it wasn't able to come out as Yami took his chance with his opponent off-guard, and punched her in the jaw to get her off. She yelped and whined in pain.
"That's what you get for biting me, you damn bitch!" he yelled as she tried to get on her feet. She shook her body and growled. She was furious.
She began bolting towards the vampire, teeth bared and glistening in the moonlight. She sprinted between his legs, twisted her body, and was able to give him a bite wound to the ankle. He attempted to kick her, but she was out of his reach as he swung his good foot.
He began to grasp his wound, trying to stop it from bleeding. He looked at her with infuriated eyes. She smirked obviously proud of herself. She even dared to throw her head back and give a howl of delight.
"You," Yami growled under his breath, "You over-confident bitch…" He began to stare at the car, and slowly reached into a pocket.
Chihiro's ears pricked and she began running back over to Yami. She was sure that she was running straight into a trap, but it could be a gun, aimed at Yugi. Unfortunately, that was not the case.
He had pulled out a knife, and he sliced it through her back leg. It felt as if he had lightened a match and tossed it on her leg, but a thousand times worse. She howled, whined, and yelped in excruciating pain.
Her front black paws began to be replaced with pale hands, and her howling face began to flatten. Her body had changed back to her human form. But it did not aid in her agonizing cries. She continued to yell and scream. The pain was so blinding, she couldn't tell where she was anymore, what she was doing, or anything. All she could think about was the pain. She began to sweat, and she had to force herself to breath.
All of this did not come unnoticed to Yami. He gripped the handle of the knife, still dripping with her werewolf blood, and began to make his way toward her. He had caught his prey, and it was now coughing up blood instead of defending itself.
Yugi stood in the car with horror. What was wrong with her? She was fine until she had gotten that cut… But he thought that she couldn't be injured in her wolf form. Something was wrong.
He gulped and jumped out of the car. Defying Chihiro's orders, he began running straight into the fight. She had been protecting him, now it was time to return the favor.
But before he reached the vampire and dying werewolf, a strange man in a black suit appeared behind Yami. The vampire whipped around, but the strange man began to forcefully press down on his pressure point. Yami fell to his knees and passed out.
The strange man then began to look at Chihiro, who was now on the borderline of life and death. Rage fueled his legs, and he began sprinting towards them.
"Don't you dare touch her!" he yelled as he came closer. The hikari then began yelling and cussing at the man. He paid no attention to him, and began to study the werewolf's leg, and then at her face. She was sheet white and hardly breathing. He made a ticking sound with his tongue.
"It's always been kill first questions later with you," he seemed to mumble to her. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out what looked like the kind of needle that gave shots. Yugi got a boost of adrenalin, and then he remembered his gun. He quickly began sprinting back to the beat-up car, and grabbed his handgun. But as he was getting ready to run back and shoot, another man wearing a black suit grabbed him, preventing any movement. The hikari kicked, yelled, and even tried biting the man's arms. But the men in the suits made little to no reaction. Yugi looked up in his frustration, and noticed that his captor was wearing sunglasses.
The man with Chihiro implanted the needle into her leg, and pushed the contents inside her body. Yugi was shaken to the core. What if they had just euthanized her like a dying animal? Then again, she might as well be one.
The man stood up and looked at her. "Get up," he ordered.
"You just killed her," Yugi yelled, "How is she supposed to wake up?" This time, the man did react.
"Why would I kill her?" he asked him. The hikari stared at him, puzzled. Then he saw Chihiro's body twitch. She moaned, and slowly opened her eyes. She looked down at her leg.
"Got a First-Aid kit with you guys?" she asked. The man with her nodded, and pulled out a red pouch from his coat. She grabbed it and smiled.
"That kid's with me!" she yelled. The man holding Yugi nodded and let him go. The hikari immediately ran over to the werewolf.
"Are you okay," he asked, "who are these guys? What happened to you?" She simply rolled her eyes as she began to clean her cut, which really didn't look that deep.
"The asshole had a silver knife," she answered, "You know what that means, right?" Yugi gave an uncertain nod. Silver is a werewolf's weakness. Everyone knew that.
She looked at the men.
"These guys are special human agents from the government," she went on, "They're kinda like the Men in Black, only they work with all sorts of paranormal activities."
Men in black? Well, that certainly explained the suits, the glasses, and their mysterious nature.
"Why are you telling the boy top secret information?" the man who treated her snapped. She shrugged.
"He knows everything else, so why not," she answered casually, "besides, Ryo and I made sure he won't spill the beans." He still looked unsure.
"Looks like you've been skipping meals," he noted. She snorted.
"Pay me more," she returned, "and maybe I can afford dog food."
"And where is Ryo?" he asked, changing the subject. Chihiro's face turned red.
"Well," she explained, obviously embarrassed that she was caught, "We kinda sorta split up…" The man sighed.
"Why you are so intent on breaking the rules all the time," he nagged, "all field units are to remain with their assigned partner at all times!" She rolled her eyes as if she was being scolded by her mother.
"Ryo can take care of himself," she shot back.
"But you can't," he shot back at her. She whipped her head around and stared at him with beast-like eyes and teeth. A shiver ran Yugi's back. This man must have great authority over her to even dare think that.
Her face shifted back into a complete human one, and just stared at him.
"You do realize that you are going to go after your partner, correct?" he said. She sighed.
"I was gonna do that once I was done with him," she returned, looking at Yami's unconscious body. She then looked back at the man.
"Speaking of which, you think there's any way of turnin' him back?" she asked. He raised a brow, and shrugged.
"We'll see," he said, "but I won't make any promises. It's as if he's got Ebola; it'll either kill him or just pass on through." He then ordered the other man in the black suit to grab the vampire.
Yugi's stomach was in knots, but Chihiro smiled.
"Usually they just euthanize them on the spot," she whispered to him, "it's a good sign that they're willing to try." Yugi nodded, a little bit assured, but not by much.
She handed the hikari the First-Aid kit she was using and looked at the men.
"Well, come on, Yugi, let's go save Ryo's ass for the second time tonight," she shouted loud enough for the black-suited men to hear. They just sighed as she sifted back into her beast form beginning to pick up her partner's scent.
"You had better be dragging the target's corpse or Ryo's the next time we see you alive," one of them yelled as she ran into the woods with the short boy behind her. She looked back and grinned with her sharp glistening canines.
A/N: If I dare get ANY comments complaining about how this one is kinda sorta centered on my OC, I will snap. I didn't want that to happen, plus there was actually supposed to me a few more chunks in this, but I promised to update this before Halloween. I'm starting to have thoughts that my love of anime is starting to turn from my anti-drug into an addictive drug. I just don't know right now… I hope to continue writing here, but I really need to talk about this with a few people who are close to me. I think I'm just having a mood swing, but I just don't know anymore…