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Black Blood Is Thicker Than Water – Chapter 4: A Cat's Tale

Lucian's P.O.V

"Hey, be careful!" Kris yelped, as I 'accidentally' almost dropped him again. He was standing on my shoulders, trying to get over the top of the fence while trying to avoid the barbed wire. There was no point telling him to jump, because he wouldn't.

Channon sighed, and pushed Kris so that he lost his balance, making him leap to avoid getting injured. I heard a thud as he landed on the ground on the other side, cursing us loudly.

"Hey Lucian," Channon began, as I readied myself to climb over, "There's a gate just around the corner…" She pointed right.

"Why didn't you tell me that before?" I asked, as we ran towards it.

She glanced back, smiling mischievously, "Because it was fun to watch."

Kris's P.O.V

I stood up shakily, having landed awkwardly on my knees. Kitsune was knelt on the dusty ground, in a small pool of blood, her hand pressed against a deep looking wound on her leg.

There was a young man sitting beside her. As soon as he looked up at me I recognised him. Before I had a chance to say anything, Channon and Lucian rushed through a gate hidden on the side of the fence. Zurui instantly changed expression from indifferent to worried.

"H-Hey," he said urgently, standing up and running towards them, "Are you her friends? "

"Yeah," I answered, before the others got a chance, "What of it?"

"She jumped the fence…I think she scratched her leg on the wire," I had to hand it to him, he was a pretty good actor, "…I-I was scared to move her…"

Channon nodded, "We should get her back to Shibusen…I'm pretty sure that the infirmary will still be open..."

"Lucian, Channon," I began, trying to sound commanding, "You two run back to the school and let them know we're coming…"

I could see that they wanted to argue but for once they listened to me and took off.

I turned back to Zurui, glaring at him with all the hatred I could muster, "I want an explanation as to what the hell you're doing here as soon as we get back!"

He smirked, and I had never wanted to hit anyone so badly in my life, "Of course."

We both turned as Kitsune tried to stand up, but fell back painfully to her knees, cursing with frustration. Zurui bent over and picked her up bridal style, ignoring her protests.

He started running before I could argue, and I had no choice but to follow him.

Back at Shibusen

"You can go in now," the doctor announced, walking out of the infirmary, "She's not conscious yet though."

Lucian had gone outside a while ago to call everyone who we'd told our plan and who were wondering what happened to us; meanwhile Channon was sitting listening to her iPod, perfectly calm.

I stood up and walked towards the room, opening the newly painted door, Zurui silently following me.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't sell you out to the school right now!" I snarled as soon as the door was closed. To my immense annoyance, he laughed.

"Because nobody would believe that one man could be that good of a thief?"

I was physically shaking with anger now, "Don't fucking mess with me!"

"Okay, calm down…" he purred, still looking amused, "You're a little far from your normal cheerful self don't you think?"

I shut my eyes and counted slowly to ten, then opening them and replying calmly, "Tell me how she really got hurt…"

He shrugged, "I told you, she cut her leg on the barbed wire," seeing the look on my face, he continued, "What could I gain from hurting her?"

I felt like yelling at him again, but footsteps from the corridor outside made us both freeze. Maka rushed in, looking worried.

"Is she okay? I came as soon as I heard-…" she paused, and glanced at Zurui, "Who's that?"

"She's fine, and he's nobody," I replied snappily, and then, more calmly, "Where's Soul?"

Maka sighed exasperatedly, "He wouldn't wake up. I think some of the others are coming though…"

A few hours later, nobody else had arrived, and Maka had curled up in the corner to sleep. Feeling Zurui's eyes on me, I took my hoodie off, and wrapped it around her.

"What?" I asked, turning to see him smirking at me.

Before he had chance to answer me, someone opened the door cautiously.

"Oh, hey Crona…" I greeted quietly, as he entered the room, "What brings you here?"

"Um…well," He began fidgeting, "…Ragnarok is keeping me awake again… and… I don't know how to deal with that so…"

Ragnarok appeared as this was being said, and began bullying his Meister as usual, "You know the sleep deprivation is for your own good!" He stopped hitting Crona for a second, and looked around, "Hey, why are we here? It's not like I give a damn if this stupid girl's gotten herself beaten up-"

"You might not," Zurui interrupted, his voice icy cold, "But it's clear that your Meister does, as do we, so kindly fuck off."

He muttered something under his breath, but decided to disappear for now, apparently having better things to do. Crona thanked Zurui meekly, and the three of us stood there for a while, waiting for Kitsune to awaken. I have no idea how long it took, but after what seemed like hours, she finally began to stir.

She slowly opened her bright blue eyes, wincing in the bright light that was shining from the ceiling. Tactfully, Zurui found the switch, and flicked it, plunging the room into darkness, so that the only light came from the window in the door.

"Thanks …" Kitsune said weakly, lying back down calmly, "Wait!" she opened her eyes, "Zurui, what the hell are you doing here?"

"Kris made me come back here to 'explain myself'," he replied in a mocking tone, "And I figured I might as well stay for a while…"

"So you and Kris are here…" she mused, and then added, "Who else?"

"…I-I'm here…" Crona stammered, sounding even more nervous than usual.

"-And Maka's asleep." I added.

"Good…" Kitsune replied quietly, although I'm not sure which of us she was talking to. She paused for a few seconds, "I don't want to keep you guys awake all night, and you can go home if you want…"

"Nah." I brushed her off, and settled into a corner, "I'll stay here."

Zurui shrugged again, "I don't have anywhere important to go to."

Quietly, Crona added, "I don't mind…I-It's not like I was going to get much sleep anyway…"

I curled up, wrapping my arms around myself and leaning my head against my knees, suddenly realising just how exhausted I was. It was fairly cold, especially the floor, but almost as soon as I closed my eyes, I fell asleep, letting the darkness engulf me.

Zurui's P.O.V

It took Kris about a minute to fall asleep, and that left me and Crona standing in the middle of the room. Seeing as the bed took up about half of it, there were no corners left to sleep in. I was tired too, and saw no alternative; I switched to my cat form, and leaped onto the bed, curling up by Kitsune's feet. I didn't have anywhere better to stay, and it had been longer than I cared to admit since I'd slept on a bed.

She muttered sleepily, "Being a witch sure has advantages huh?"

I smiled at the memories; she always called me a witch despite the fact that I was male and not too amazing at magic.

"Hey Crona," I meowed a few minutes later, noticing Kitsune was asleep, and wrapping my fluffy tail around my paws, "You need to sleep too."

"…Well…I guess…" he replied uncertainly, "but…"

I refrained from laughing at the awkwardness of this situation. Nevertheless, Crona sat on the edge of the bed, shaking.

"Relax," I purred, trying desperately to keep the amusement out of my voice.

He didn't reply, but lay down, still trembling slightly. Feeling mischievous, I nudged Kitsune's leg gently, causing her to shift in her sleep and nuzzle into Crona's chest. He stiffened completely, and blushed, but didn't move away. Not that there was anywhere to move to…But, whatever, I still considered that a personal victory.

And with that in mind, I settled down to sleep.

Wow…that chapter was kinda weird. And oddly fluffy towards the end…Also, Zurui is probably my personal favourite OC (that I've created) ever. Just to let you know.

Bet you can't guess what I'm going to say now…R & R people! I'm so original.