Youko may seem a bit oc this chapter but I thought logically to the way most people act when the person they have feelings for go missing. I figured he'd react the same way but I made sure he stayed a bit logical.

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Golden orb's blinked slowly before locking on the concerned face in front of him. She was kidding, wasn't she? Shaga was just pulling a prank on him for hurting Tora earlier. That's what it had to be. Walking past her quickly he made his way down the hall. Youko was slightly alarmed but was trying to keep calm as he reached her door. Without a second thought he shoved the door open, instantly it felt like his heart had split. Glancing around the room he noticed the bed was left unmade and the closet lights were on. The room was a disaster, something he knew Tora would have been furious about. If she hadn't been in a hurry. Walking back into the hall he began to pick up on her scent and followed it. The smell was still strong in the hallways letting him know it hadn't been long since she'd come this way.

Out the back door in the kitchen, and his pulse began to quicken. What if she'd been eaten by one of his guard plants? The one's he planted specifically to devour anyone who comes through here with a strange energy signal. They wouldn't have been exposed to her energy anytime recently. Shaking the thoughts from his head he stopped at the entrance to the maze. He could easily find his way through but he decided to follow her path to see what she ran into. Youko wasn't a trustworthy demon; he'd planted multiple traps throughout the maze in hopes of whoever entered never returned. He could feel himself becoming sick with worry when he suddenly lost her scent. But that was impossible; there were only two ways to do that. One, she'd have had to disappear. Or two, something or someone was covering it up.

Youko was determined to find her though, so he continued his search. It wasn't long till the slight sound of muttering caught his attention. The voice was unfamiliar to him, but one he'd never soon forget. Rounding the corner he immediately felt his blood run cold. There stood a man, who's appearance was as much a mystery as his voice. He was tall, but still shorter than Youko, and he stood right next to Tora. Anger seemed to radiate from her normally joyful face, but he'd seen this look once already today. Her body was frozen from the shoulders down to the small bench he'd placed in the maze.

"Tora,"

His voice came out in a slurred whisper that surprised even himself. Normally he felt so powerful but in this instance he didn't know what to think. Those brilliant teal orbs turned to lock on his and he felt his heart flutter for a minute. That was until she spoke.

"Leave me alone you stupid fox! I don't ever want to see you again!"

Her voice screeched through the air and he winced back at the viciousness in her tone. Did she honestly expect him to just step back and let this man have her? He took another step foreword and felt another pair of eyes locked on his form. The mans he presumed. Youko was confused as to the identity of this man or his motive. Even though the 'enemy' was a few feet away he made no move to attack or escape. But in an instant, just like earlier, everything changed. The man began to glow a light blue color, so light if you didn't know any better you'd assume it was white. His eyes began to glow the same color as he snapped his fingers. The sound seemed to vibrate into his eardrums in slow motion. Before he could act Youko was suddenly aware of something moving towards him before he was cut off from Tora's sight.

"She doesn't wish to see you anymore, so I must oblige to her request."

The statement angered him straight to the core, who was he to invade his hideout and start acting like he ran the show? The fox demon was cold, chilled to the bone and could barely make out what was being said outside of his prison. The voices were muffled and the images were blurry. He'd never felt so helpless in all his life. Taking a couple deep breaths he cleared his mind and tried to think straight. Getting worked up would help neither of them at the moment, all he needed was a plan. First things first, he needed to figure out how to escape.

"Were you planning on coming home anytime soon? Or were you enjoying your visit so much you decided to stay?"

Tora could feel her heart pounding against her rib cage, leaving a pain in its wake with every beat. What was she to tell him? Up until today she had enjoyed her stay and hadn't even thought about leaving. And now the day she decided to dart he trapped her in a maze. Literally. Her whole frame went rigid when a clawed finger came foreword to gently stroke the bruise on her neck. Despite the ice chilling her to the bone she could see the slight warmth in his eyes. The fact that he was taking caution when dealing with her injury was a shock as well. When did he become gentle? The look in his eyes made her stomach twist in knots. This wasn't one of his simple visits, the one's she'd become used to when she was back at the hideout. Tora opened and closed her mouth a few times knowing that neither of the answers would be the one he wanted. A small chuckle slipped from his lips before he pressed a finger to her lips.

"No need to lie to me. I already know what you want to say."

Her ears twitched lightly at this confession, already knew? She didn't understand how he already knew what she wanted to say when even she didn't know. Glancing up at Jiro she noticed he was no longer looking at her, instead he was gazing off towards the sky, a distant look clouding his normally cold eyes. Tora began to concentrate without drawing attention to herself, he knew her powers. He knew everything there was to know about her. He knew all about her past, about what her parents had done, about how no matter anywhere she went she was never fully accepted, about Sheng. The last thought came quickly leaving her unprotected, how could she forget? How could she forget the entire reason she'd joined Jiro's gang? Sheng, he was part of, if not the entire reason, she joined Jiro's gang of thieves. The small lightening bolt in her hand was warming up and melting the ice around her hands.

"He's disappointed you know." The words caught Tora's sensitive ears, causing her to forget all about the little lightening bold in her hands.

"D-disappointed?"

"Yes he expected better of you, then to run away and spend time with that low life fox."

Jiro's eyes turned back to her glaring strongly into her own. This look, it was the one that always made her cave. It frightened her; she'd seen what it could do. She tried to redirect her eyes away from him but suddenly she felt a hand grip her face.

"Look at me."

Teal orbs locked on his face examining every little aspect. From the new age lines forming around his hate filled eyes to the strong angular point of his nose. His lips were thin and lined with a small amount of hair. He hadn't shaved in quite sometime, and it was becoming obvious. Next her eyes fell helplessly on the scar that had ruined his perfect face. It was jagged, with different parts splintering out across his face. All of which disrupted the smoothness of his sun-kissed face. The same turning feeling returned to her gut as she looked at it. Why couldn't he remember how he'd received that scar? Letting go of her face he turned away from her leaving the scar less cheek towards her.

"Right as I was saying, as of late he's been extremely disappointed in you. We both thought you'd promised to, how to word this, show your loyalty. Now you go and run off again, not very dependable if you ask me."

Standing from the bench he glanced back before glaring that the ice prison. Jiro wasn't an idiot he could tell the fox would break out any moment now; that was his cue to leave. Fixing the cuffs on his jacket he turned his attention back to the cat demon. A clawed finger brushed stray blonde hair from her face, he couldn't help but sigh when she flinched away from his touch. Not to surprising. Leaning down he kissed the top of her head before walking off, a gust of cold wind encircling him.

It didn't seem but two minutes later that vines began to break and crack through the ice prison. Emerging from the ice Tora instantly noticed how pale he was. His lips were a light color blue while the rest of his skin had been drained of the little bit of color that had originally resided there. The ice around her body shattered into little shards before fluttering to the ground lightly.

Youko fell down onto the bench next to her, a small shiver running its way down his body. The terror returned into Tora's eyes and she fought with herself. Should she run? He did come looking at her. Though she was fairly sure it was to punish her for leaving. Standing from the bench she went to move a way, but something cold wrapped around her wrist. Looking back she saw it was Youko's hand which was obviously still frozen. She could feel his hand trembling as he held onto her.

"Don't go." It came out more like a whisper than a demand but the cogency was still obvious in his tone.

"Why? So I can almost get myself killed again? I don't think so! Let me go this ins-"

Teal orbs shot open in surprise as she was cut off. Tora didn't know when it happened but somehow Youko had snaked his arm behind her and placed a hand on her head. With an unwavering force he'd crashed his cold lips against hers. Lazily her eyes began to droop before she kissed him back. The way the melded together surprised her, almost as if they were made to go together. His hand slid from the back of her head, down her back and stopped to rest on her waist lightly. There was a warmth in his kiss, despite how ice cold his lips were. An unannounced passion she was unaware he'd felt before now. Tora's hands dropped to rest on his shoulders lightly before she pulled away. Immediately his nose had nestled into the crook of her neck before he sighed. The warmth of his breath sent an involuntary shiver down her spine. Tora was completely aware of the warm blush that was rising to her cheeks.

"Don't go."

The words were the same but now he'd regained some more of his strength. He hadn't noticed till that moment when they kissed how much he wanted her, how much he needed her. Tora pressed her lips to the top of his head between his ears. It felt odd with her being taller than him. Sure he was sitting down but this was a nice change being able to look down on him and see all his reactions without looking strange. She noticed how the light color had returned to his cheeks and the blue in his lips was slowly fading.

"I won't."