Love and Pain chapter 11
#11 of Love and Pain
Chapter 11
Sakura and I got back home only to have to pack for trip to Eclipse. "So did you enjoy the concert?" I asked. "I loved it." she said wagging her tail like an excited puppy. I was glad that Sakura met someone who had the same condition that she had. Sakura was packing all the new cloths Kiyo bought her. Sakura noticed that he had his back turned and snuck up behind me. I knew Sakura was sneaking up behind me but didn't mind. It warmed my heart to see Sakura so happy. Then Sakura pulled me in an embrace from behind. This caught me off guard. After a few seconds Sakura let me go. "What was that for?" I asked. "That is for helping me as much as you did." She said with a smile. It wasn't long before Julie came to pick us up. "So are you ready to go." she asked. We both nodded and went to the air port. It didn't take long for us to board and take off. I decided the best way to pass the time was to read. When I read the front page I was filled with fear and anger. "What's wrong?" Sakura asked.
There was an attack on the eastern beach. The media say that the attacker was a black dragon." I said grimly. "What do they want with us? I don't understand." She said with sadness in her voice. When we finally landed in Eclipse I could see that Sakura was very tense and I couldn't blame her. Julie rented a car and we went straight to her parent's house. I was very nervous. "Don't worry mom and dad are very nice and will be glad to see us." Julie said placing a paw on my shoulder. "I doubt it." Sakura said with disgust. "Sakura I know that you have your own reason for being here but please try to make peace." Julie said calmly. I knew that this reunion was going to be any thing but pleasant. Julie knocked on the door and an older female husky answered. "Julie I'm so glad to see you" she said with a huge smile on her face. But when she saw me and Sakura her smile disappeared. "Long time no see Sakura." She said quietly. "Not long enough Mother." She said baring her fangs. I have never seen this side of her before. Her eyes changed from pink to blood red and her claws were fully extended. Her ears were pinned against her head her growl could only be described as savage. I grabbed her paw and gave it a light squeeze. She looked straight into my eyes. I was scared and she seemed to sense it. She gripped my hand slightly and she started to calm down. Her eyes returned to their cherry blossom pink color and she withdrew her claws. "I'm sorry you had to see that Kiyo." She said quietly. "Are you alright?" I asked. "Yeah I'm fine I just lost control of my emotions is all." she said. "I expected you to be angry with Me." the husky said. She then turned to me and introduced her self. "My name is Marin." She said with a bow. "My name is Kiyo." I said. I wasn't used to being treated like royalty but I wasn't complaining. Sakura's house was more like a mansion. We were shown to our rooms were we proceeded to unpack. Julie and Sakura shared a room right next to mine. I heard them talking and giggling but I didn't care. I couldn't stop thinking about Kira's attack on the beach. That is when I realized something. The reptoids are the reason why the furs came to earth. Earth Mammals and reptiles never got along very well. The furs have the intelligence of a human but the body and instincts of an animal and so do the reptoids. On Earth large reptiles hunt, kill, and eat Mammals. Snakes and mice are two perfect examples of this fact. I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard whispering outside my door.
"Ask him"
"I can't what if he says no? What if he already has somebody?"
"You won't know that until you ask."
"I know but..."
"No buts! Stop acting like a scared little puppy and ask him!"
Sakura then entered my room with a nervous look on her face. "Kiyo there is something I want to ask you. She said. "Okay." I said. Sakura took a deep breath and then spoke. "Kiyo I really like you. In one month you have shown me more kindness than anyone else has in my entire life which is why I want you to be my courtship partner but I understand if you refuse." She said looking away with her ears drooping. I could tell she was certain that I would refuse. I struggled to hold back my tears. Sakura was the best thing that ever happened to me and hearing her ask me that was a dream come true. I would love to be your courtship partner if you really don't mind being with a human." I said. Sakura wasted no time pulling me into a warm embrace. I could hear her crying but I knew that these were tears of joy. We held each other for what felt like hours. When we finally let go of each other we heard a knock at the door. When I opened it I saw Julie with a worried look in her eyes. "Father is home." She said in a solemn tone. Sakura's ear went back and I could see her tense up. "Let's go Kiyo the sooner I get this over with the sooner I can move on." she said. I followed Sakura and Julie into what looked like the dinning. That is when I saw him. He was a pure black wolf with yellow eyes. He was 7ft tall and his body was covered in scares. "Well it is nice to see you Julie and I see you dragged your sister back her too." he said with an arrogant tone. "I came back on my own free will. I want to know why you would sell me into slavery." she said. I did it because you wouldn't obey my rules and you humiliated me by refusing to mate with the neighboring packs alpha male." he said coldly. You knew that male was abusive to all the females in his pack and I would rather die than to become his personal plaything. Sakura growled. "Do you realize how much money we lost? After you refused him he canceled our trade route. We had to make up for the loss and because you were the one who caused it you would one make up for it. The demand for furs in the slave trade was high and price of female furs was at an all time high. You ruined our pack's reputation by being disobedient. So when I got word of the demand for slaves I sold you to not only make up for the money we lost but also to punish you for making us look bad. I am the alpha and you will do whatever I say and mate with whoever I choose." He said with smug look. I could tell Sakura wanted to kill him. After hearing all of that I was have a hard time controlling my anger as well. I was about to speak but Julie cut me off. "How could you do that your own daughter? You sold your own flesh and blood into slavery for your own selfish gain!" Julie shouted slamming her fist into the wall. "Because of your little business decision Sakura was fixed. I think it would be best if we left. And just so you know dad Kiyo and Sakura are courting." Julie said pointing to both of us. Her father gave me a death but held his tongue. It didn't take long for us to get packed and leave. I spent the trip home at Sakura's side. "Are you alright?" I asked. I will be. I'm sorry I put you through all this trouble. She said. "No trouble at all." I said smiling. After we landed Julie dropped us of at the house. "Kiyo they're back." She said with a growl. I didn't need to ask who. As I turned around I saw a brown dragon that was only a few inches taller than me. And next to him was the blue dragoness from the other day. "Venus is he the one?" the brown dragon asked. The dragoness just nodded. The brown dragon looked back at me straight in the eyes. There was something different about him, some thing pure evil. So you are the human who beat Pyro. I am impressed. So would you like to try taking me on. He said. "Who are you?" I demanded. "Oh yes pardon my lack of manners? My name is Thorn I am the leader of the four dragon lords. I already know your name Kiyo. I see you have already met my younger siblings and my father. I also understand that you want to know why we're on you planet to begin is the first place." He said. I just nodded this dragon already knew what I was going ask before I even spoke. "We are simply finishing what we started all those years ago. When my father attacked the furs home world a small amount of them escaped. It took some time but we were finally to track them down. The furs are our sworn enemies. It has been that way for as long as I can remember. We see the furs as abominations and must be destroyed. We can never live in peace. I thought that you humans would understand that better anyone. But you side with the furs and protect them. We can not tolerate such behavior. So humans will be eradicated as well." He said with no emotion in his voice. Venus was surprise by his revelation. "Thorn you said that the humans would be spared." she said. "I said they would be spared if they didn't interfere." he said. "You knew they wouldn't like the raids on their homes and they would try to retaliate. You set them up for their on destruction." She hissed. Thorn just laughed and turned his attention back to me. "Now enough of this song and dance let's get to fight." he said as he charged me. I could tell that he an experienced fighter. He tried to punch me in the head but I saw it coming. I grabbed his arm and threw over my shoulder. He landed on all fours and swept my feet with his tail. I rolled out of the way as he tried to slam his tail on my head. I jump to my feet and tried to hit with a round house kick but he dodged it and punched me right in the stomach force the wind out of me. Then he wrapped his tail around my leg and slammed me into the ground. "Is that all you got human" he taunted. He picked me up by the front of my shirt laughing. I caught him off guard when I punched him right in the side of his head forcing him to let go. I saw that he was wide open and punched him in the stomach and face. I used the last of my strength to finish my assault with jump kick to the head which knocked him back about eight feet. The adrenaline started to wear off and I couldn't stand on my feet any longer and fell onto my hands and knees. I started to hear laughing and saw Thorn starting to get up. "You're pretty good human. I can see why you were able to beat Pyro. But now it's time for me to end this fight." he said as his paws started to glow. He put his paws on the cement and pulled out what looked like three stone arrow heads. Each one was 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. I knew if even one of those hit me I would be dead. I knew that my body had reached its limits and I didn't have the strength to even stand up. I knew this was the end. I failed to protect Sakura the one I loved. Thorn threw all three arrow heads at me. I just closed my eyes and waited for death. That is when I felt myself being lifted. When I opened my eyes I saw that Sakura was carrying me in her arms. "Damn you fur." Thorn hissed as he made more arrow heads. I started to notice that Sakura was limping. When I looked down at her feet I saw that she had a deep cut on her ankle. She was cut by on of the arrow heads. "You can't dodge this time." Thorn said as he got ready to throw more arrow heads. Before he could complete his attack Venus stepped in front of him. "Get out of the way Venus." Thorn growled. "That's enough Thorn. I am leading this mission and we have wasted enough time here. We still have to raid that fur sector in the west." She said with a serious tone. Thorn growled for a moment and took of into the air. "Why did you help us?" I asked Venus. "There is no honor in killing a defenseless opponent." She said. And before I could respond she took off. "I guess know we're even Sakura." I said. "I guess we are." She said with disappointment in her voice. Sakura you don't have to leave. I was hoping that you would consider staying with me permanently." I said hoping she would say yes. "I would love to live with if you don't mind being with a fur." She said with a toothy grin. I tried to stand up but felt immense pain when I did. "Are you okay?" Sakura asked concerned. Yeah I'm just a little banged up. I said. The truth was that I was injured a lot worse than I let on but I knew Sakura would worry if she found out. When we final got inside the house we turned on the TV and passed out on the couch.
Meanwhile Athena was going on her first raid. She was wearing her personal battle armor complete with a chain blade whip or dagger tail. She wasted no time killing every fur she saw her armor was covered blood for all the furs she killed and her weapon was no different. Some even begged for their lives but she didn't show any mercy. She thought that she had killed them all her paws started to glow and the whole city was destroyed by a tsunami killing any survivors. As she watched the city vanish under the water she started to shed tears of pain and guilt. "Even if I can save Chase from my father how can I ever face him again after this? He probably already hates me after what my father did to him." she thought. Athena could feel her heart breaking as she returned to the lair for her next assignment. To be continued.....