Kai: Hey guys! MWHAHAHA WE ARE ALMOST DONE! WE ARE ALMOST FRIKEN DONE! I can soon start on my fanfic on Fang x Vanille! ^_^ MWHAHAHAHA Yes I know I have Era Of The Mithras to do but I don't wanna DX I'm tired of doing Lightning x Hope. Time to work on Fang x Vanille man! They are even MORE adorable! Though I need to work on Vanille's personality :P Perky, happy, depressed at some points, lies XD yaaa I can't wait though :D I shall write awesome fanfics for them! And none of you can stop me! *runs away screaming and laughing*

Fang and Vanille: 0.0

Kai: and a funny one is when I make Fang a rebellious princess o.o that is mostly for my own humor XD

Fang: O_O she's going to put me in those frilly clothes?

Vanille: Awwww :D I can't wait ^_^

Chapter 10: Kill The Beast!

Hope dismounted the Chocobo when he finally reached his house, he had managed to find his father unconscious in the woods and had carried him back home. Hope guided his sick father up the steps and into their cold house. He turned on the light and then set his father on the warm bed.

"There you go, Dad. You'll be okay." Hope said with a hopeful smile.

Bartholomew looked up at his son, smiling happy at the sight of him. "Hope? Oh your back! How did you ever escape from that dreadful beast?" he asked in concern, searching for any injuries Hope had.

Hope shook his head quickly. "No Dad. I didn't escape, the Beast let me go. She's actually really..." Hope started till he heard a commotion outside, light shinning in the darkness of the night. Hope blinked curiously and wandered over to the door and opened it. Gasping at the sight of a insane asylum carriage and a group of people.

"What's going on?" Hope asked as he looked at the people. Bartholomew walking up beside him curiously.

Ruby and Cao grinned at the sight of them and Cao walked over to them. "Well we just came because your father was raging about some ferocious beast! What a crazy old man! So..." he said as he pointed to the carriage.

Hope's eyes widened then narrowed angrily at Cao. "My father isn't crazy!" he yelled.

"Oh and you say a man talking about a beast isn't crazy?" Cao grinned as men came and grabbed Bartholomew's arms and started dragging him away.

"Get your hands off of me!" yelled Bartholomew as he struggled against their grip.

Hope watched in horror as his father was dragged away. Cao then looked at the younger boy and grinned. "You know I could stop this. If you agree to marry my sister." he suggested as he pointed to his sister Ruby who was smiling happily and evily.

"Never!" growled Hope, ignoring both Cao's and Ruby's angry faces.

"Have it your way!" Cao said. "Take the crazy old man away!" he ordered.

Hope quickly ran into the house, grabbed the mirror he had gotten from Lightning then ran back out and held the mirror up in the air. "I can prove the beast exists! Show me the beast!" he ordered the mirror, the mirror shinning brightly and showing the image of Lightning's head. She seemed to be in deep thought, her eyes downcast, waiting patiently for something. Everyone gasped in horror.

"There is a beast! It must be dangerous!" yelled a villager in horror.

"No! The Beast isn't what you think! Sure she seems scary but she actually has a kind heart. She listens to your problems, and she is always by your side. She would never hurt anyone without reason!" Hope said and Ruby sneered at what he said. She snatched the mirror away from Hope's grasp and lifted in the air.

"This monster is dangerous! It will take children from the night!" Ruby called and grinned at the villagers frightful gasps. "It will hunt us all of us down with those monstrous teeth and those ferocious claws unless we kill it first! I say we march up to that castle and destroy the beast and hang its head up as a trophy! Are you with me?!" she yelled and the villagers roared in agreement. "Then lets go!" she yelled then got on a red horse and started leading the charge towards the Beast's Castle.

"No!" yelled Hope but Cao grabbed Hope by the collar then threw him into his basement. Throwing Bartholomew with him.

"Your not going anywhere. I'm not about to let you go run off to warn that thing." laughed Cao evilly then shut the doors and locked them inside.

"No!" yelled Hope and pounded his fists against the door. "What have I done?" he whispered and his father patted his shoulder comfortingly.

"I killed her.... I killed her...." Hope whimpered guiltily.

"Don't worry son. We'll get out of here." said Bartholomew, looking for anything to break the door down.

Hope then blinked when their came a sort of scratching. Then he yelped when a spear stabbed right through the door. He blinked then he saw Fang, with Vanille on her back. His eyes widened in shock at the two then he smiled.

"Fang! Vanille!" Hope yelled happily and Fang grinned.

"Didn't think we let you off that easy now did ya?" the black wolf asked in amusement.

Vanille smiled. "Come on! Hurry lets get out of here and head to the castle!" she said and Hope nodded as he ran out and quickly mounted Chocobo. His father jumping up with him.

Fang watched then she quickly bolted off towards the castle, the Chocobo hot on her heels. Hope almost couldn't breath, hoping to god that he would be able to make it on time.