Possessed Love

Chapter Six: A Death Wish

KellyQ

Light rain came down as clouds rolled by. Cobra glanced over at Yubel to see that she wore a dark expression. Judai ... she thought, I'll ensure that Cobra gets what he deserves! He took me away from my actual family! And my happiness!

Johan held Yubel close as he crawled onto the bed. He laid her down in the middle as Judai walked in and climbed into bed. Yubel's face brightened as she sat up and reached for Judai. The brown-haired demon leaned in and nuzzled his face against her chest, making sounds with the back of his throat. Yubel fell back, giggling as Judai pulled away, making faces. Johan smirked, gently held Yubel's tiny wrist, and guided the little hand to Judai's front. Johan made a popping sound with his lips every time Yubel's tiny fists hit Judai softly on the cheek.

Yubel yawned, arched her tiny body, and rolled over to her side. Judai snuggled next to her and started to rub her back. It didn't take long before Yuble fell asleep.

Cobra studied Yubel's face. You better not be planning anything, he thought.

Johan's ears twitched at the sound of whimpering. He opened his eyes to see Yubel shaking and moaning in her sleep. Johan scooped Yubel up and held her tenderly. "Shh," he soothed. "You just had a bad dream."

"I think she was dreaming about snakes," Judai muttered.

Johan stared at his mate before looking back at Yubel.

"Is that right?" Johan cooed.

A soft gasp came from the back of Yubel's throat as Venominon dropped her in front of a small pile of ashes.

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Judai slowly opened his eyes, feeling the snake's poison eating through his veins. I can't believe this is how things will end, Judai thought bitterly. Light rain started hitting the ground as the clouds drifted over the forest. The cold rain began to feel good on Judai's heated skin as he returned to his demon form. He tried to get up, but the snake's poison took a toll on his strength. I can't give up! I have to save Yubel …"Judai …!" came Johan's voice. The brown-haired demon slowly turned his head to see Johan and Haou running up in their demon forms. Johan skidded to a stop and knelt beside his mate.

"Father, get up!" Haou insisted. "We've got to get Yubel!"

Johan found the puncture wounds and started to squeeze the venom out. "No!" he leaned in and started to lick and suck the blood out. Johan looked back into Judai's eyes to see they were beginning to dilate, and he knew what that meant.

Haou just watched with anger in his eyes. Cobra will pay for his, including that bitch of a sister of mine! Haou turned and ran down the path that Venominon had created. Johan wanted to call for his son to come back and help him with Judai. But he knew if he didn't focus, his mate would die.

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Haou stopped and gave them one last look. A tear came down his face at the sight. He knew his actions were selfish, but he wanted to punish Cobra and Yubel for hurting his family.

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"Get on with it!" Cobra insisted. A smirk slowly made its way to Yubel's lips. Yubel bent down and touched the ashes. Cobra watched her every move. He didn't like the way her facial expression changed. When Venominon dropped her in front of the ashes, Yubel had to devise an escape plan.

"You better not be planning on leaving. After you revive my son, you'll help me with a few things. Then I'll let you go."

Trust me, Yubel thought. She had everything planned out. You'll see your son, but it won't be the reunion you'll hope for. From a nearby bush, Haou watched his sister with awe. He studied her face for a good, solid moment. He could see that she was planning something. Envy started to grow in Haou. Now that he thinks about it, he felt that way when they were kittens. Haou was so deep in thought he didn't realize that Venominon was watching him. The giant snake pulled him out of the bush and held him in the air by his tail.

"My, my, my," Cobra mused, watching a couple of snakes drop from the tree and latch their tails around Haou's body. Venominon let the young cat demon fall to the ground. "What do we have here? Hmm. Another one of Judai and Johan's offspring."

"Baka! What are you doing here?" Yubel scolded.

"What does it look like? I came to help! Do you have a problem with that?" Haou snapped.

"Yes, I do! You're supposed to be with Johan and Judai, not here!"

"Johan's alright. It's Judai I'm not so sure about," Haou muttered.

Cobra snickered. "He's probably dead, along with Mr. Anderson."

Yubel stumbled and fell back, her eyes wide with horror and disbelief. "No ... that can't ..." Haou whispered in horror.

Haou let out a cry of anger and thrashed around. He bit both snakes on the back of their heads. He lunged for Cobra, but Venominon whacked him with his tail, sending the cat demon to the ground. Haou jumped to his feet and changed to his demon form. He leaped for Venominon, ready to attack him.

Yubel still sat there stunned. No! That has to be a lie.… she shook her head, trying not to have images of her parents lying on the ground, dead. "No! You're lying!" without thinking, Yubel lunged for Cobra with rage in her eyes.

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Judai slowly opened his eyes to stare into the eyes of his mate. "Johan ...?" he murmured, seeing anger and fear in green eyes.

"Judai!" Johan hissed, his ears flat against his head, his long tail twitching. "What were you thinking, going after Cobra all by yourself? You almost died!" Brown eyes winced when Judai heard the pain and anger in Johan's voice. "If you did, I'd die too, so don't do something like that again!"

Judai's eyes widened before he hugged Johan. "Gomen, precious! I didn't mean to hurt you," he murmured. The last thing he wanted was for Johan to be mad at him. Johan hugged back, feeling bad that he had yelled at his mate.

"Judai!"

They both turned their heads to see Syrus, Zane, Atticis, Alexis, Marcel, and Blair in their demon forms. Syrus was the first to enter his human form and was by his friend's side.

"Are you alright?"

"He's been poisoned," Johan explained. "I need you guys to take care of him." The others nodded their heads. Judai tried to get up, but nausea swept over him. "Partner! You need to rest. I haven't gotten all the poison out. If you move, it will spread!"

"B-but Yubel and Haou ..." Judai murmured, feeling he would pass out.

"Baka! You can't move! Let me take care of this!" Johan said, trying to keep his emotions at bay.

"B-but Johan," Judai uttered before passing out. His body went limp in Johan's arms. The one thing that went unnoticed was that a tear streaked down Judai's face.

To Be Continued ...