*Toru stands next to kalulu*
Me: soooooooo. You still mad at me?
Toru: *sighs* a little. The only reason I'm here is because things have been going well between me and Chase.
Me: so will you stop trying to kill me?
Toru: I've never tried to kill you.
Me: then who was outside my room last night?
Toru: I have no idea. *evil smile*
Me: such a liar. Remember I own nothing except my own characters
Previously:
A few hours later Toru laid on her mate's chest after a few hours of love making.
Chase held his mate close to him. "I was surprised that you let Wuya live, and I'm rarely surprised."
"Would you rather I had killed her?" Toru asked sleepily.
"No. I rather like the idea of her serving us, but I would like to know why you did it."
"I did it because when the day comes that you rule the world you will need slaves. So I thought I might as well get use to subjecting people." She explained as she fell asleep.
Chase gave his signature cool smile. "When the day comes we rule the world, my mate."
Chapter 21: Cats Can Love Too
Hitomi was in the throne room, in her normal cat form cleaning herself until she saw Orion walk by. She got up and decided to catch up with him.
"Hey, Orion." Hitomi said gleefully.
"Greetings, Lady Hitomi." The lion responded.
Hitomi lifted a brow. "'Lady'? What's with the formalities?"
"You are Lady Toru's friend, and she is Lord Chase's mate; therefore you are to be show the proper respect."
"Oh."
Orion and Hitomi continued to walk the corridors.
"I don't get why you're so serious. You know you should try to enjoy life." The clouded leopard said.
Orion looked at the young cat dryly. "You'll have to elaborate."
Hitomi jumped in front of him blocking him. "Oh, come on you're not in the Spartan army anymore, you could try living a little."
Orion chuckled, "And what do you know of Spartan life, mikró?"
She looked at him seriously. "Ok 1: I am not little I just happen to be a smaller breed of jungle cat, and 2: I know plenty. You guys were tried and trained your entire lives. At birth you have to be healthy or be thrown off a cliff or sold into slavery. At 7 you're taken to begin training in hand-to-hand, given little food as conditioning for you might need to live off the land. At 12 you start weapons training, and at 20 you join the army and if you were lucky enough to make it to 55 you could retire. But that obviously wasn't the case for you."
"You are quite knowledgeable, mikró." Orion said.
"Yeah well I go through Toru's history books when she's busy training." Hitomi said with a smile.
"But even so knowledgeable or not you are still a child." Orion then walked away from her.
Hitomi stood there dumbfounded for a moment but quickly caught up to him. "Ok fine I'll give that to you. Mind, yes I am still like a child, my body however, not so much. Besides I think you like my child-like tendencies." She said as she swished her tail from under his chin as she walked away.
Orion followed the clouded leopard. "Oh do I?"
Hitomi nodded, "Mm-hm. Because you never really were one."
"We all have to grow up eventually, mikró."
"Perhaps, but you were thrusted into adulthood. Today is going to be different though. Come on you and me, right now." She took a playful hunting pose trying to bait him to chase her.
The lion scoffed. "I'm twice you size and lions are the best hunters."
"Well Mr. King Of The Jungle, you won't have any trouble proving it then." Hitomi giggled.
She ran off. A low growl emanated from Orion's throat as he ran after her. The two ran through the citadel and were spotted by some of the other cats and were surprised to see their fearless, ruthless commander having fun for once. They found it strange and at the same time they were glad,
Orion continued to pursue Hitomi until she nimbly climbed a tall thin tree.
"Did I forget to mention clouded leopards are the best climbers." She gloated as she looked down at Orion.
"You can't stay up there forever, mikró." He told her.
"Perhaps but you can't get up here either. You have to weigh 400 pounds, looks like being twice my size isn't much of an advantage now is it?" Hitomi stuck her tongue out and giggles.
"You'll pay for that, mikró." Orion gave a slight smirk
He took on his human form and quickly began to scale the tree.
"Oh my God." Hitomi jumped down and continues running. "Hey, you cheated."
"You never said we couldn't transform."
Hitomi ran behind the waterfall thinking she lost him but as she was sneaking out Orion playfully knocked her to the ground.
His lion body stood over the small clouded leopard in a dominating fashion. "So, mikró ?"
"Alright, already you win. I concede." She laughed and he chuckled. As Hitomi looked up at his features she licked his face. Orion seeming to not like this and moved away. "Orion wait. Did I do something wrong?" Her ears lowered as he walked away giving no answer.
A little later Toru walked into her room and saw Hitomi in her human-like form listening to Everything I Am by Neely, sitting on her bed.
"God I'm tired. Hey cat you know I'm gonna need my bed right?" She stopped when Hitomi didn't answer. "A-are you sulking?"
Hitomi look at her 'mother' with her sad cat eyes. "I don't know what I did wrong."
"Did what wrong?"
"Orion." Hitomi responded pitifully.
Toru sighed, "What happen with Orion."
Her 'mother' petted her head. "I don't know we were just having fun."
"Orion? Didn't think he knew the meaning of the word." Toru said unconvinced. "I'm sorry continue."
"We were having fun, you know, just chasing each other, he caught me and I licked his face."
"Isn't like a sign of affection in cat language?" Toru asked.
"Yeah." Hitomi gasped "Oh, god what if he doesn't feel the same way." She began to cry into Toru's chest.
Toru was starting to panic she could handle her 'daughter' crying. "Oh. Shit, please stop crying. I don't know how to handle this." She thought about it for a second and lifted up Hitomi's head. "Hey, hey, look at me. Everything will be fine, ok? I was aware of my feelings For Master Chase long before he realized his feeling for me. Orion is a proud Spartan but don't worry if anyone can put a chink in that armor of his its you. Its just going to take time."
Hitomi sniffled ad wiped away the tears. "You sure?"
"Positive." Toru laid herself on the bed and gave an exhausted sigh. "So, tired. I hate training after dinner."
Hitomi rubbed up against Toru lovingly. "Can you sing to me before you go to sleep?"
"Oh alright.
Come now, gather around - Behold such a saddening tale
Come now, leave not behind your handkerchief - It may keep you well
One time long long ago, there lived a young witch in the land
Ah yes, she came to love a young prince, so the story goes
"No need for a magic to stop time, no spell can achieve what I feel"
"Love bounding through every hour joy lights a new day "
"Tied me tight to a cross, I look longing at the sky"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"If I pray, who will hear? I am drowning in their cheers"
"Devotion turned to dusty tombs"
"If my love was just a curse then I have only tears to shed"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"Let it light, let it burn out bright and with it all your spite"
"Feel now the weight of death and soon..."
Come now, open your eyes look up to flames in the sky
Come now, do not forget those embers are the final judge
One time long long ago, there lived a young witch in the land
Ah yes, she came to trick a young prince, so the story goes
"She kept all the magic out of sight, how else to achieve what you feel?"
"Love burning the final hour. She'll light a new day"
"Hear the witch crying louder, as she's tied up to her eyes"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"Right before shouting curses that may take away your life"
"Virtue you couldn't keep turned to vice"
"If that love was just a curse, then I have only tears to shed"
"We will do what we must! Let it all turn to dust!"
"Let it light, let it burn out bright we only do what's right"
"No hand to help her find her way"
"Can't believe all the fools I see! You fed them dirty lies!"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"Searing flames rising higher as the sun begins to die"
"Feel now the weight of death and soon..."
"No need for a magic to stop time, no spell can achieve what we feel"
"Love bounding through every hour joy lights a new day "
"Tied me tight to a cross, I look longing at the sky"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"If I pray, who will hear? I am drowning in their cheers"
"Devotion turned to dusty tombs"
"If my love was just a curse then I have only tears to shed"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"Let it light, let it burn out bright and choke on all your spite!"
"No god can help her find her way!"
"Like a flame burning bloody red and tearing into sky"
"Penitence for your crime! Penitence and your life!"
"Take these tears, tell their story and please don't forget to cry"
"Feel now the weight of death and lies"
Toru then feel asleep as did Hitomi, purring.
Orion was walking the corridors again and was thinking about what happened earlier as memories of his old life clouded his mind. The memories of his young wife Teresa. Oh how he missed her.
Being a Spartan they are taught from birth to never back down or retreat. Orion was one of the best even battling the Persians, but he was also brash. When he first met Chase and challenged Orion he thought nothing of it. Another fool that would fall at the hands of one of the greatest soldiers of the greatest army. But he lost like any who challenged Chase. Aware of the terms Orion had no choice but to become his warrior and a warrior is loyal to their leader. After he went with Lord Chase and his body never discovered by his comrades Orion was branded as a traitor and would be put to death if ever found. He had lost everything.
Hitomi was so much like Teresa, a free sprite, innocent, loving, up for a challenge, always trying to get him to loosen up and enjoy life, he even called Hitomi by Teresa's old nickname; mikró, 'little one'. But she never understood for a warrior-a Spartan especially-war was life. He swore that he could never love again but Hitomi was so much like her and in her human form looked like her. Maybe the Gods sent Teresa back just in a different form.
Yes! 2 chapters in one day! Now what bitches! Love is a tricky thing. Now I know what some of you are gonna say, 'oh but kalulu this has nothing to do with the story development and these characters aren't all that important.' Well you'd be right and wrong anybody who's thing that or something similar. 1: I did make a development…character development (yeah that was bad I know). 2: I wanted another couple besides Chase and Toru. And 3: come on I think they'll make a cute couple. The song I used if called 'witch hunt' check it out here's the link: watch?v=IJBH70Lntro Plez review.