Lava picked up Miyu's cold pale body and curled it under his new cloak. The sun would be coming up soon and he needed to get her as far away as possible. He was tired and had some minor wounds that needed to be tended.
He was still transformed so he couldn't give her any blood yet. When he was like this his blood was just as poisonous as that Viper's venom was.
As he took to the sky he took a moment to look at her again. She was pale and she was still bleeding but she wasn't in as bad as shape as she was when she crawled into the cave. These wounds were small but were bleeding badly. He wondered how she had been the guardian if she was to be so easily defeated. The it hit him.
Everything she did was stealth. It was the way of an assassin. The target and the assassin alone. She wasn't use to fighting in a group like that. She would have killed him if the sun hadn't come up.
He was mad that she came for him but he knew she would. There was a bond between them now. It was some kind of magic that they couldn't break. It was almost physically painful to leave her in the cave. In a way he was happy about this because he did like her. On the other hand this was bad because she could be used against him.
People would come for the stone. Men and demon it didn't matter. Demons it made stronger and humans it turned into demons. Who ever had the stone had the power. It had kept him alive countless times and he had no intentions of giving it up.
As the sun started to rise he found a village and took shelter in an abandoned hut. He blocked out all the windows and settled down to rest.
Around mid-afternoon he decided to get up and see how she was doing.
When he looked over to her sleeping pallet and he paled when he saw it was empty. It was a one-room hut there was nowhere she could go and being outside would kill her.
He rushed to his feet and opened the door. He couldn't believe his eyes. She was sitting in the sun looking as ethereal as ever. She looked like an angel who came down from heaven and sat on the porch. Her soft voice startled him from his vision and he sat down next to her.
"If I am not near death I can be out in the sun. If I were only able to be out at night I wouldn't be able to be the guardian. This is what separates me from the others." She spoke calmly and with assurance. Almost as if her voice would convey what words could not.
"I don't know what happened between you and I but I would like you to stay with me. When I woke up this morning seeing you lying there knowing that you protected me and took care of me… I don't know, but I felt a peace I have never felt. I have been the guardian and alone so long I forgot what it was like to be with someone else. Will you? Will you stay with me?"
She looked at him with an almost plea in her eyes. It tore at his soul but he could not refuse her. He felt it to, the need to want to be with her. He turned and looked her straight in the eyes so she knew that without a doubt he was serious.
"Yes I will stay with you. I will help you when you are in danger. I will be by your side whenever you need me. I will give you my life and become… the guardian's guardian."
They both smiled into the warm rays of the sun. She knew that this was right. It was very strange but it was very right. She liked the idea of having someone look out for her also. She leaned over to him and rested her head on his shoulder. She let out a small yawn and snuggled closer.
Lava reached behind her and lifted her into his arms. He walked back into the hut and laid her down on the pallet. Pulling her close to him he laid down next to her.
"I will always be here from now on to take care of you. You have my life and until it ends I will serve you." He whispered gently into her ear causing her to move closer to him.
He closed his eyes and willed himself to sleep. He had a feeling that from now on every night with her was going to be like the last few. From now on though he would make sure she made it through the night without any injuries. He would take care of her and be the fighter she needed.
Miyu was half asleep but the gentle gesture and sweet words did not go un-noticed. She was amazed at how all this was happening. She was afraid of having someone close to her in such a way. People close to her can make her weak. Lava was not weak though. He was gentle and strong. He was an equal in battle and could teach her a thing or two.
His words of servitude and loyalty had touched her heart. Though she was the guardian and is suppose to rid the world of any demons. Lava had proven in her eyes that he was no threat and that he could live among humans.
She drifted off to sleep with a smile on her face and a warmth in her heart she never knew her living dead body could even possess.