Frozen Heart Chapter 08.
Another morning came, indeed the sun, as usually was hidden by the gray clouds. While the parents slept in their room, Zuritan sneaked through the corridors as quiet as he could. He was amazed by the stories the Huntress, Molly told him and he was hungry for more.
The kid glanced from left to right, listening carefully if there's anyone around, then continued his way to the prisons. Tip-toed downstairs and peeked around again before he stepped into the quarter.
"Molly." whispered as he hurried to the cell.
There he found the female laying on the ground, showing the back to him.
"Molly wake up!"
The Huntress didn't respond the call. Zuritan frowned and barked louder on his mocking voice.
"Wake up, you stupid mortal!"
She not even twitched. The boy became a little nervous. Raised a brow and walked closer to the cell.
"Molly? You okay?"
When he still not got any answer or move from the female, Zuritan scared a little. He rushed to the opposite wall, grabbing the keys those just hung there and with trembling hands opened the cell's door.
"Molly! Molly, hey!" the boy knelt next to the body and shook her shoulder. She didn't react. "Hey, don't dare you die!"
Zuritan sniffed a little, lowering his head sad. In the next moment a grin appeared on her cheek. Suddenly something grabbed Zuritan's arm and pulled him down.
"Yay!" he yelped and found himself in a hug.
"Got ya!" chuckled Molly sitting, holding the boy in her arms.
"You... you fooled me!" the mouse said a bit angry.
"Just a little." she smirked "Beware, I bite."
Eh... what?" Zuritan startled.
In the next moment Molly bit him on the neck, sucking the thin skin. The boy moaned and turned red.
"S-stop it you... i-idio... nhhh." he tried to wiggle out from her arms. The cat touched and stopped it.
"A...a-are you nuts?" barked Zuritan feeling awkward, holding a hand on his neck "You bit me!"
"Now you know what your victims feel when you suck them. Just maybe more painful. Eh chill down kid, it's not visible." Molly nuzzled him and purred a little into his ear.
"W-what's gotten into you?" muttered Zuritan confused.
"Nothing... just glad to see you..." she answered, burying her head into his fur.
"O-kay... but please let me go. It's embarrassing me." Zuritan said, Molly blushed and released the kid. She then stretched and stood up.
"Maybe I was mushy?" asked the female as she dusted her bottom.
"A little..."
"No worry, kid, I won't do it again." said Molly as he slowly walked to the open door. The kid yelped.
"Where are you going? You can't leave the cell!"
"I gonna leave."
"Leave?" stunned Zuritan "But why?"
"I'm just a trouble here. And no matter how ling your father keep me here, I won't tell him anything."
"But you not want to attack him again, do you?" asked the kid suspiciously.
"I won't."
"You promise?" Zuritan raised his little finger. Molly sighed and folded his finger with her.
"I promise. Now I would need my weapons. Do you know where they keep them?"
"That room." pointed Zuritan "But I warn you, just one wrong move and I kill you."
"Understood." chuckled the female and went to the end of the corridor, opening another door.
Inside she found her guns and daggers, quickly attached them to her hips and thighs.
"Now I feel much better. And... where's the exit?" looked around.
"I can help, but we need to be really quiet." said Zuritan.
"Sweety, I'm a hunter! I know how to stalk" she touched his hand gently "Lead the way."
The young one nodded and walked ahead. They left the prison level and went through some passageways quietly. There was no sound in the castle, they had a really easy trip.
"We're almost there..." whispered Zuritan but sounded a bit sad "Really you need to go?"
"I'm sorry but I have no other choice..." sighed Molly, when abruptly a ghost came out from the wall near the duo.
They froze and wished the spirit don't notice them. Unfortunately the ghost yawned and turned around, facing against Molly and Zuritan. There was a moment of silence, then the ghost let out a really loud scream and flew through the ceiling.
"Better if we go." groaned the cat, picking up Zuritan under her arm and began to run.
She rushed along more corridors, but her path was always obstructed by other ghosts and moving armors she just barely avoided. In the end she was cornered in a dead end. Molly panted and her eyes moved around frantically, searching for any other way to escape. There was only a window, but outside she saw only a gap down below with river on the bottom.
"Oh crap..." she yelped and stepped away.
And, to make the situation worse, Mickey and the others arrived. Molly hissed and in the next moment she pulled Zuritan in front of her, holding him tight by the chest and forehead.
"H-hey! What are you..." moaned the kid surprised.
"Stay back!" shouted the Huntress, using Zuritan as a shield "Stay back or I kill the boy!"
"Release him!" claimed Mickey upset.
"How the heck she could escape from the prison...?" frowned Ozzie aiming guns at the cat.
"Does it really matter? She got my son!" barked the Count.
Molly growled furiously, her fur quivered on the tail. For a moment she glanced at the window and back.
"Please, give back Zuritan." said now Mina.
"Then don't approach, or I rip his throat." the cat pressed her claws to the boy's neck.
Zuritan gulped and stared at her scared. Molly made a step behind.
"Sorry..." the young mouse heard a soft whisper, then the female hit him on the head, knocking him out. Molly tossed the boy ahead while she turned around and began to run.
"Get her!" roared Mickey, Mina caught Zuritan before he hit the floor.
"Hey, wait!" Oswald yelled, too late.
Molly jumped through the window with a loud crash. Mickey hurried there and glared down. He saw a small dot, before it vanished in the river.
"Damnit!" hit the rock wall. Ozzie peeked out next to him and whistled.
"Woah... she mustn't survive this fall. Nobody can."
Meanwhile Zuritan awakened in his mother's arms.
"Nh... my head..." he groaned, then his eyes snapped wide open "Molly? Where is she?"
"Molly? What are you talking about dear?" raised a brow Mina "Who is Molly?"
"Her name is Molly!"
"Huh? She talked with you? We couldn't even get a single word out of her!" noted Ozzie "But I think its just 'was' her name."
"What do you mean?" for answering the rabbit pointed at the broken window "No... Stop this stupidity!"
"This is not stupidity, son! She jumped out. Now she's probably drowned in the river." told him Mickey.
"No... no, this can't be!" shouted Zuritan, clenching his tiny fists stubbornly. His reaction startled the parents.
"My dear, she was just a killer. She deserved it." tried to calm him Mina, but the boy pulled away his hand.
"You not even knew her!"
"Neither you did!" stated Mickey "That female was just another threat to our family."
"It's not true! She's not what you think she is."
"She was a monster!"
"Just like me!" tears appeared in Zuritan's eyes "At least she understood my feeling."
His mother kindly placed a hand onto his shoulder, but the boy moved out from the touch and ran away.
"What's just gotten into that kid?" raised a confused brow Mickey, then he felt a soft tug on his cloak. It was Bernard and Bianca.
"My lord, if you want, we can look after if that cat is dead or alive." said Bianca.
"That's right." agreed Bernard "We just need something we can fly with, Maybe a bird or two would be fine."
The Count glanced at them thinking for a short while. Several minutes later two raven left the castle and followed the river's way.
To be continued...