Like he had promised to Kurama, Toneri had gone to get information on Hinata's attacker. Entering in one of the few bars, he mingled and laid low, searching for an opportunity to make the dreaded question. He got the chance with a drunk man with red lines on his face. "Hic- Hyuuga, huh... it was quite a tragedy, a girl stabbed her and is now at the manicomy." "Why? Aren't murderers usually put down?" "This case... it was because the criminal was the sweetheart of the mayor's son." "I see." "Kahaha! But it's much better to not see that ugly pink again!" The quasi albino slinked away, searching for the mentioned building.

When he got there, he sneaked in as a bunny, using the several blind spots available, taking the time to snach some keys. He knew that the fox wouldn't want to leave until he got some sort of revenge. 'Pink...' It took a while, but he managed it. After finding the target, he pretended to be on her side. "I'll help you escape, just follow me." The girl didn't even question his intentions, only wanting to get out. They wandered into the forest, with him keeping a tight grip on her wrist. "Hey, shouldn't we take a trail?" Sakura tried to pull back, but it was futile, Toneri kept pulling her deeper in the woods.

She was getting desperate, this foreign man surely had some evil intent for her. A growl made her freeze, the demon was there! Her abductor threw her on the clearing, on the feet of the fox. Furious golden eyes drilled on her, the vicious snarl making her soil herself. She didn't even have time to scream as Kurama bit off her head, spitting it far afterwards.

Toneri didn't even twitch, already used to similar scenes. "Now, I'll get her." He only received a grumble in answer as the fox went to search for a river to wash the blood. He also had to get his supplies, lost somewhere in the snow. 'I hope that nobody found it...'

Toneri sneaked back in the house, but froze on his tracks at the sight of his bag on the hands of Neji. 'Crud! He must have figured it...' A shotgun aimed directly at his chest kept him from trying to flee. "What do you want to know?" The brunet had a fierce glare, there were several questions in his mind, but he chose the most pressing one. "You wrote about how curses latch on others, is that what happened with my cousin?" Toneri figured that he meant the female upstairs.

"Yes, that happened with her." Neji growled. "I'm going to kill that demon!" Toneri took the chance to wrench the gun off his hands. "Listen to me. I know more than you do, and I say... if you kill him, you can say farewell to your cousin." The Hyuuga was furious. "Are you threatening her?!" The man shook his head. "I'm merely stating a fact. Their lives are linked, that's why she's still alive, even with that wound." Neji frowned with worry for his cousin. "Then, what can I do to help her? Nobody in the village could help her..."

"It's because the one who can is in the woods." Neji stared at the man with disbelief. "Like I just said, the curse works like a bond. As long the one with the original curse stays alive, their mate will live by their side." He grimaced. "So... because of a curse... she'll have to live with a demon...?" Toneri stomped his foot. "Look here, I'm done with you humans and your stupid prejudices!" He gripped the metal, almost bending it. "You won't keep me from giving her to him." With this, he made his way upstairs.

Neji broke out of his shock and chased the man, but was a moment too late. He watched as Toneri leapt from the window with Hinata on his arms, landing on the snow and quickly dashing towards the forest. Blue eyes and onyx ones had seen the Ootsutsuki escape with the female.

"Move! We have to get the horses!" Neji barked to Naruto and Sasuke to get their weapons and then proceed to chase the kidnapper. 'I'll save you, little sis...'

Toneri had changed partly to a rabbit to get a speed boost, tracing his steps towards the place where he last saw the fox. Whe he got to the clearing, he carefully laid the female on the ground, having taken the precaution of wrapping her on a bear fur. "Hey! I'm ba-" The fox landed in front of him before he could finish.

"Hinata..." Kurama took her on his arm, nuzzling her and taking in her scent. "Do you love her?" Gold met white, both males were staring at each other.

Well, one more chapter, stay tuned and review your opinions.