What Hurts the Most
Chapter two
By Kellyq
Jaden sat at the other end of the cave with his arms wrapped around his bent knees. He shivered as the cold wind blew against his thin frame. Jaden looked over at Johan to see that he was in his demon form. The dog demon couldn't help but stare in awe. So, this is my brother's mate; he is beautiful.
Jaden walked into Shepherd's room with a confused expression in his eyes. "You wanted to see me?"
Shepherd nodded his head with a hopeful look. "That's good you got my letter. I wasn't quite sure if you were going to respond to it or not."
"Of course I would!" Jaden protested. "Now. You want me to try and talk to Johan ...?"
"I know what you're thinking," Shepherd said, causing Jaden to blink. "I still think he needs someone to talk to ..."
"And you want me to talk to him," Jaden concluded. "Well, I could try." he stood there with a thoughtful expression. "Sure! I'll do it! I've always wanted to meet Johan. I've heard that he's beautiful ..."
"What are you staring at?" came Johan's voice, snapping Jaden out of his thought.
Jaden flinched and then cringed when he saw Johan giving him a piercing stare. "No! It's not what you're thinking! It's just that ..."
Johan narrowed his yellowish-orange possessed eyes. "Alright. Who sent you?"
"W - what do you mean?" Jaden stuttered, pressing himself to the wall when Johan went to his human form and advanced toward Jaden
"Was it Shepherd?" Johan asked, getting straight to the point, and Joahn was nose to nose with Jaden.
Jaden groaned and hung his head. "Yeah ..."
Johan growled and yanked Jaden's arm, pulling him out of the cave.
"H - hey - Johan, where are we going?" Jaden asked, feeling his joints pulled.
"To talk with Shepherd," Johan answered. "He knows I don't have time to babysit."
Jaden frowned and dug his heels into the ground to get them to stop moving. "That's not fair," Jaden protested, yanking his arm from Johan's hand. "I can take care of myself!"
"If you can, then why were you staring at me just a few moments ago like you wanted something?" Johan questioned, not looking at Jaden. The dog demon couldn't answer right away.
"My thoughts exactly. Now let's get going."
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Shepherd looked up from where he sat at his desk to see Johan had dragged Jaden into his office.
"Is everything alright?"
Johan let go of Jaden's sore wrist, stepped up, and stood before Shepherd. "You need to have someone else to look after Mr. Yuki. I don't have time -"
Sudden footsteps from the open door echoed, and Kaiser walked in with a bag over his shoulder. Jaden stared at the wolf demon for a moment.
"Kaiser?"
The bag shuffled and moved just as the name left Jaden's lips. Everyone watched as a small kit popped its head out. The fox kit had brown eyes, seaweed-green fur, and a fluffy tail that seemed to swish back and forth rapidly.
"Jaden?" the wolf demon murmured, confused.
The dog demon's face lit up as he threw himself at his old friend and hugged Kaiser. Jaden pulled back and looked at the small kit in the bag. The small kit let out a 'yip!' when it saw Jaden.
"Aww! It's cute," Jaden gushed. Jaden looked up at Kaiser. "Is it yours?"
"No. I'm looking after the little tarriest," Kaiser grumbled.
"Hey," the fox kit shot back. "I can speak for myself, thank. You. very much!"
Jaden chuckled at the sight of the little fox getting all worked up. "What is your name?" Jaden finally asked.
The fox kit looked back at Jaden. "Oh, it's Atticus Tenjyoin Fujiwara!" he stated proudly. He puffed out his chest and pointed to himself.
"How old are you?" Jaden asked out of curiosity. The little fox whimpered, wondering if he should tell a stranger. Atticus looked up at Kaiser to see if it was okay to tell. The wolf demon nodded his head. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
Atticus shook his head and smiled. "No. That's okay. I'm only five years old!"
"For a five-year-old, you do look strong," Jaden complimented. He wanted to say that fox kit had a strong scent, too, but he didn't think the little guy would get it.
Atticus perked up with hope in his brown eyes, and his fluffy yellowish-green tail wagged. "Really?" Jaden nodded his head. "Can we be friends?" Atticus asked, reaching out; then he remembered something. "Oh wait! I have to ask my mom first!"
Jaden chuckled. "I don't think she'll mind me."
"He," Kaiser corrected Jaden. "Atticus' mother is a he." Amusement flashed across the wolf demon's face when he saw the look of disbelief flash across the dog demon's expression.
Jaden blinked a few times and remembered being told about what happened between Darkness, Yusuke, and Fubuki.
"Wait," Jaden said, looking back at Johan to see that the cat demon was already gone. Jaden sighed and hung his head. "I just want to ask if he and my brother were involved in that big fight, that's all."
Johan stared bitterly at the sky ...
Darkness smirked as he stared at the two cat demons. "Johan," he said, getting the white cat demon's attention.
Shit, Judai cursed. He wasn't going to let Darkness mess up Johan's mental state. "Johan! Whatever you do, don't listen to him!"
"Johan," Darkness called out again. "I know you're darkest desire. You want to show Judai you're not weak because you're afraid he might take advantage of you." Johan glared at Judai - pretending that Darkness had infiltrated his mind. "He needs to know that you're the dominant one!"
Judai growled and glared at Darkness. How dare that son of a bitch lie. "That's -" Judai paused when he felt he was being stared at. Judai turned to see Johan giving him an icy cold glare. The brown-haired cat demon stepped back with a slightly shocked expression. "Johan ...?" Just as the name left Judai's soft pink lips, Johan pinned him to the ground. "Come on, Johan! I've never thought that way about you!"
"Shut up!" Johan yelled, scratching Judai across the face. "You're just like the others! First, they befriend me, and when they see my true self, they take advantage of me!"
Judai shot Darkness a dirty look before staring back at Johan. He smiled at Johan. "I know you're not weak," Judai said, touching Johan's cheek. "I care about you because you're precious to me."
Johan gasped, and his emerald green eyes widened. At first, Judai thought he had gotten through to Johan, but when Johan started to shake and remove Judai's shirt, Judai became alarmed.
"Johan! Don't do this!" Judai panicked, struggling to keep Johan from ripping his clothes off and yanking Judai's pants down.
Darkness chuckled. "What's the matter, Judai? I thought that this is what you want."
Judai shook in pure anger. "You sick bastard!" he yelled with rage. "Now release your hold on -" Before Judai could finish, Johan smashed his lips against his. "Johan, why are you doing this? I know that you don't want to hurt anyone!" Judai breathed.
"Johan," came Jaden's voice full of concern. "Are you okay?"
Not turning to face Jaden, Johan's tail twitched in annoyance. "Why won't you just leave me alone?" Johan growled.
"Oh, come on," Jaden protested, trying not to sound too whiny. "I just want to help you!"
Johan let out a dry laugh. "Help? Help is for the weak! The weak don't deserve to live ..."
Jaden stared at Johan with shock and pain in his eyes. No! He doesn't mean those things! Anger started to rise in Jaden. "That's not fair! Humans and demons have a right to live!"
Johan's tail twitched again. "Is that a challenge, Mr. Yuki?"
Jaden stepped back when Johan turned. He could see that Johan looked serious about wanting to fight.
To Be Continued...