So I changed this chapter. The first version wasn't nearly as good.

Disclaimer: I don't own Chaotic

The solder would have normally needed four days for the castle to come into sight, but as he traveled, he began to worry about his village. What if this was the start of an epidemic? Who would be the next to disappear? What was happening to the victim, assuming there was still only one. Every second he was gone was another second for something to happen to his tribemates.

Maybe if I push myself just a little harder, I could make it there by daybreak. he assured himself. He could rest once the message got to his rulers. He wasn't concerned about some helpless human, but the queen and king would want to know about it, that much was certain.

The solder felt weak, but he kept going, refusing to let himself stop. He slowed down for a minute to catch his breath. Unable to run any longer, he stumbled a few feet before falling to the ground. The normally four-day journey had only taken three days. This was a new record for him, but this was no time to celebrate. He was not there yet, but he could not keep his eyes from closing. When he opened them, the sun was high in the sky.

Fortunately, some guards had seen him from the Ancestral Wall had rushed to help. There was a maid sitting in a chair next to his bed to keep on she on him until he was awake. After drinking a glass of water, he told the maid his story. His message was immediately sent to the King of the Overworld.

The maid bowed to her ruler as she told him her story. She was not happy with the look on his face, but she couldn't help but admire his long, thick, shiny black fur. His long, straight hair was the same shade of red as Intress's, but he had Maxxor's white streaks and eye color. He wore a red loin cloth and a tee shirt.

The leader of the Overworld didn't care if the victim was human or creature; she was an Overworlder, and therefore she was under his protection. But there was no way to know if this was true, and it would not be wise to send guards in to find her if she and her case were not real. But a solder would not have gone through all the trouble of bringing that news to him from such a distance, and it was unlikely that someone would want a joke to go to such an extreme. Making false charges was a serious crime, with serious consequences.

He got up from his throne and began to out of the room. "Go back to that room and have that guard wait for me." the ruler ordered "I have to talk with some of my advisors. What did the guard say the human's name was?"

"Rose Dust." the maid said casually, not knowing who the girl's parents were.

But her leader froze for a moment. It was a secret amongst the higher-ups that she was the daughter of Klay and Krystella. This new leader of the Overworld knew that her parents used to make deals with Van Bloot, and it seem like quite a coincidence that she would be randomly taken by him.

"Is something wrong, Ronink?" the maid asked as she courtesied for her ruler

"Do as you were told." he said with worry in his voice. The maid caught on to it and ran back to the guard while Ronink ran to his private chambers. He was planning on going straight to his study to write a message, but an argument caught his attention.

"You knew that when you married me!" Tom was arguing with Aivenna again. Aivenna tried to say something, but he cut her off before she could finish the first word. "You could have listened to the rest of the Overworld, but no, you had to have me! And now you have me and I have been putting up with you for almost a week, but nothing I do is good enough for you! You have been complaining for days Aivenna! You used to be so cheerful! I don't even know who you are anymore!"

They were behind closed doors, but Ronink had to know what his adopted sister and her mate were arguing about. It was not often that their debates got so heated. So he cracked the door open ever so slightly.

"We have been married for thirteen sola-"

"Stop talking!" Tom grabbed his hair as if he was going to pull it out of his head "Just stop talking!"

Her mate was tearing up. She had never seen his do this to her before. Aivenna knew she had gone to far this time, but the words had already been said. "I'm sorry."

"Don't even bother apologizing." Tom told her as he walked to the double doors. Ronink silently ran to his study, but he was still listening to their conversation. "I don't ever want to speak to you again!"

Aivenna's heart sink as she watched her mate walk out the doors. She cried as soon as he slammed them. He didn't know she was crying. If he had, he would have turned around and took it all back. He didn't mean that he didn't want to talk with her again, Tom just wanted her to stop arguing with him.

Ronink sighed, but he went to his desk to write a message. He wanted to comfort his older sister, but he had to focus on this first. Van Bloot was dangerous and had to be captured before he could bring out the worst in Rose Dust. He was completely focused on writing this message to one of the generals. But just as he finshed...

"Hi, little brother!" a cheerful, feminine voice made him jump in suprise.

He looked up to see two of his sisters. Other than not having the white fur around their mouths, they both had the same fur as their mother, but their hair was black. They had the same green eyes and wore matching blue dresses. The only difference between them was that one of them had a long tail and a wide smile. The other had neither.

"Do you want to deliver that?" the one who wasn't smiling asked in an emotionless tone

"Take it to the barracks." he said as he handed it to them. They ran off without another word.

Why did I have to be the only male in a litter of five? Ronink thought as he buried his face in his hands.