Loki heard the sounds of running feet and blades being pulled from their sheathes, he looked at the trees and ran, he could still catch Aries, he had to, he needed to know what was going on. He ran amongst the trees, but they managed to keep up to him with their horses, if only he had entered his spirit form earlier, in his current condition he could barely run from a full grown man, however maybe his stealth could save him. It was a risky decision, but he ran for the trees, sprinting up the trunk, every inch he climbed felt like lifting a boulder, and he managed to her up just in time, as the horses storm by the trees. As he panted for air and hid himself in the leaves, he managed to catch a glimpse of Natsu's face, it was torn in anger and hatred, what was going on, what had woken them up, and why were they now more filled with rage than before.

5 minutes earlier

Aries unsheathed the tiny blade she had hidden in her shoe, and crept from the tent, she knew what she had to do, but with every inch that she got closer to the tent her stomach turned another knot. She looked at Loki from afar, was he moving? No it must have been her mind playing tricks on her. She crept closer to the tent, not noticing the small sounds she made whenever she moved. Inside the tent lay the Strauss family. Each sleeping soundly, and each with a concerned but/or strong look on their faces. She lifted the blade, but hesitated, was this the right thing to do, could she do it, no there had to be another way, she left the tent, and was instantly ambushed by Loki who pinned her to the ground and ripped the mask off her face.

"A-aries" he stuttered, completely shocked as she pushed him off, he was little more than a doll, instantly she entered her own beast form. He pink fur turned white and covered her entire body, as he skin grew black and furry. He head became covered in a hard black coating and it became longer and sharper, almost like a bear trap, her mouth growing tremendously going from ear to ear, of which both had disappeared into her fluffy coat. She grew a small and fluffy tail, that ended in a large fluffy ball. She ran off, faster than the average man, but still slow for a yōkai. She quickly left Loki in the dust, disappearing into the night.

Present time

Loki jumped from the tree, and sniffed the air, trying to find Aries. He found her scent and followed it, as time went he slowly regained his power, his long exposure to his human form had weakened them tremendously, however he would be completely back to normal within 24 hours, or so he hoped. He began to pick up the pace as he got closer, and managed to catch up with the large sheep like monster, however he did not attack her, he kept his distance and stalked her. The sheep creature, that he was surprised to discover that Aries had as a beast form, snuck back to the camp, but changed back when she was only a little while away from it.

"There you are" Lisanna said, she had dressed in her armor with a small sword by her side, "We were looking for you like mad, Loki escaped" she said smiling.

"Yes, I know" she said, returning to her shy voice tone, and walked back, nervously looking around, if she didn't escape soon, Loki would be at full power, and she would be killed. But as the minutes turned to hours, and the hour to the night, it was clear that Loki was smarter than that, always being out of sight, but still being able to keep her in sight. And when the dawn came, the samurai returned empty handed.

"We must proceed" Mystogan said as they ate their first meal of the day, "We will recapture Loki, however we must first get the nobles to safety, if Loki is after more of them, the only place that will be safe is within the castle walls".

"How can you be sure" a noble asked, "He was able to kills mistress Lilica, despite the fact that she was in the castle".

Mystogan sent him an annoyed look, "Our healer can place charms that ward of the spirits, you will be safe, do not worry", he raised himself from the ground, "Aries you say that Loki attacked you, do you have any idea about why he was after you".

Aries gently shook her head, "Maybe he wants revenge" she suggested.

Loki scoffed from afar, as his powers had regained he could now hear and see them from over a mile away, those puny wards that Porlyusica could construct were nothing against his power. However he had to find who was controlling Aries, and fast, or more of the nobles would die.

The group soon rode towards the castle, Loki always in their heels, but never to close to be detected, and after many hours of riding, they arrived to the huge forrest that held the massive fortress. The group found no trouble getting through, however Loki had his own problems, as he was no longer in his human form, he was under constant barrage from the wildlife that were after him, he took them down, but became tired in the process, his powers slowly draining. However he arrived to the walls after several hours.

"Soon Aries" he whispered under his breath, "Soon I will have my revenge".

"Why are you bringing him to me" Porlyusica asked angrily when the Strauss general arrived to be healed from his infected wound.

"You are the only one who will be able to heal the wound, the healers at the southern castle would rather euthanize him" Elfman said sternly.

Porlyusica sighed, "Not only do you task me with making charms to ward away Loki, but you also charge me with him" she growled gently, "Lay him on the table, Wendy find me Grandine" she said sternly and the little girl nodded, fetching her a long flute. She placed the flute to her lips and closed her eyes, and gently began to play a tune, almost instantly the general felt his arm tingle, and as the song continued, going from high to low, the wound gently healed, after 10 minutes of playing the wound was half closed and she stopped playing the hypnotic tune. "The wound would leave damage if I continue to play, you'll have to just wait for the rest to heal" she said as she began to wrap it in cloth.

"Thank you" Lisanna said bowing, "If there is anything we can ever do"

"Get out of my clinic" she said immediately.

"Ummm...okay" she said turning, slightly confused and embarrassed, with Elfman following.

When they were completely outside Elfman suddenly gained a stern look. "I saw you talking to Natsu earlier today" he said sternly, "Care to explain".

She grinned, "What can't I talk to people now".

He grew annoyed "You know what I mean, you have to remember your duty as a lady of the Struass clan".

She too grew annoyed, "It's not like I chose not to be like you or sis" she said as she turned to go the other way.

Elfman sighed as she left, "True, it is not" he said as he turned to walk to his own room.

"This is where you will stay" a maid told Aries as she led the spirit to a small room, "I apologize that it is so small, however most of the rooms have been occupied by the nobles".

"Why am I here" Aries asked, she wasn't complaining, but she thought that she would be evicted once Loki had been given a bounty and death sentence.

"You are to be protected, Loki obviously attempted to murder you in the forrest" she sighed, "I would never have guessed that he of all people would be so dishonest" she said as she turned, her face having a small frown on it.

Aries looked around the small room, it had no windows, but three small holes in the wall that would let air in, she sat down on the soft futon, she would have to escape later, but for now she would be safe here, at least, she hoped that she would. But suddenly there was a sizzling noise behind her, she turned and saw two glowing eyes in the dark, to the ground fell a white and burning piece of paper. He fell and paced back on her knees as the eyes came closer, revealing a yokai much like Loki yet very different.

"W-who are you" she said as she shivered in fear, the paper must have been one of the seals Porlyusica had made, anyone that could break through those was an insanely strong spirit.

The yokai made a large grin, "Oh I think you know" it said as it changed, his face and body morphed, and Aries fell calm as she saw it's true identity, but her fear continued, she was not safe, but would she ever.

TBC

Let me tell you that I have a good reason for now being able to release this before now. I was walking home with my dog, when he suddenly took a sudden turn, i fell, was hit by a bike and it broke 4 of the fingers on my right hand. So I hope you understand, but I will try to keep writing, but I happen to have caught a sudden case of writers block. I don't really like this chapter that much, and probably the weakest I've made yet, at least in my opinion. But enough about that, let's get to the reviews:

darkfire1220: Yeah I know, besides, I'm not a big name (yet), I don't expect 20 reviews in every chapter.

Fire girl 108: Umm, Lisanna kill, well i have a plan for it, but it's not yet.

Maiden Warrior: Wow...that really means a lot to me, thank you very much =D

XxShyxX: Chapter 6: Yep and this was the nice version. Chapter 7: You know now.

casey10rok: I hope you weren't to disappointed, and sorry for the late release.

Tiggystretch: First I should really say you have an awesome nickname, second good I like making drama.

So that's it, see you later.