++Smooth Criminal++

[DemonicFox99]

Kette suddenly turned pale and balled up to protect his weak area's from the kelpie's hooves. Suddenly the soft sound of a click and the loud metallic clang of gun fire, "Get the ******** away from my son!!" Keifer had swiped Kette's gun and fired a bullet deep into Casticus's shoulder. Kette quickly got up backing away his pride hurt severely.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus whinnied in pain, gasping for breath as he turned back into his humanoid form. He clutched his shoulder tightly, feeling the blood leak from in between his fingers. His eyes slowly faded back to their previous color, leaving him panting and gritting his teeth on the ground, still infuriated with the demon.

Myfi was about to rush over to check on Casticus, but when she looked back at him he had disappeared into one of the tents. The selkie, still worried for her friend, instead turned to kneel down beside Kette, whispering, "Are you alright...?"

[DemonicFox99]

Kette was resting on his knee's clutching his ribs which where awkwardly bent and causing his skin to distort. He was panting with sweat dripping from his bangs. Keifer barked orders to his men, "Get him to the medic!!" Two men came and lifted Kette off the ground and away from Myfi and gently carried him to the medical tent. After only a few moments Kette's screams could be heard echoing eerily around the camp as most all of the clan gathered around the outside of the tent.

Sylryl followed Casticus to the tent and kneeled down beside him, "Let me see it."

[Rikku_Feline]

Myfi bit her lip, flinching as she heard his screams. Tears bit at her eyes as words floated through her head. My fault. My fault. My fault. Both of her friends had been hurt and she didn't know what to do. She could be no help to either one of them so instead she simply dropped to her knees in the grass, going over what had just happened.

Casticus winced, slowly moving his bloody hand away from his shoulder, gritting his teeth in pain. He was leaned up against a crate, allowing his head to fall back against the wood. He glanced over at the elf tiredly, hissing in pain.

[DemonicFox99]

The elf's normally hypnotic eyes turned a flurescent violet as the tattoo's under her eyes began to twist and bend she tilted his chin to the side whispering in his ear. "This will hurt." She touched her fingers to the wound as they melted into shadows and seeped deeply into his shoulder. The pain was excrusiating but only lasted a few minutes before the bullet was extracted from his wound. She sat back on her heals. "You're lucky he didnt kill you."

"You're lucky he didnt kill you." The medic shook his head at the young demon laying on the table, a bandage wound tightly across his ribs, sweat pooling over his chest and face. His father stood next to him looking worriedly at his son.

"How do you feel?" Kette recognized the voice through his closed eyes.

"Get away from me.... I dont need your help!" Keifer backed away slightly.

"You ungreatful! I saved your life!!"

"I dont need you!! I never needed you!!" He slowly tried to get up but was forced back down by Keifer's hand.

"Enough of your childish bull s**t." His voice became only slightly softer, "Lay still."

"Get away from me." The son spoke darkly to the father. Keifer only growled and swiftly jabbed the younger in the back of the head to knock him unconscious.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus clutched the ground as pain shot through his body. He let out a small cry, fighting back most of the agony. He looked up at the elf, wincing once it was all over and asked slowly, "Why are you helping me...?"

Myfi was sitting in the burnt ruins of what used to be Keifer's tent, arms curled around herself. She pulled her knees to her chest, resting her forehead against them and hiding her face.

[DemonicFox99]

The elf only ignored his question. "Lie down, you'll take the pressure off of it." She wrapped her arms around him and allowed him to lay his head in her lap. She slowly leaned over and pressed her lips to his allowing her magic to enter his body to take away the pain.

Lance slowly woke up rubbing the back of his head and noticed Myfi curled up in the ashes. "Miss Myfi!" He raced to her stumbling a few times. "Are you alright?"

Keifer sat down in a chair next to Kette barking for the rest of the clan to leave.

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus tensed at first, gazing at her confusedly before relaxing, shutting his eyes, and allowing her to do whatever she wanted as the pain melted away from his body and a rush of sweet numbness entered like a drug. He laid his hands over his stomach comfortably.

"O-oh!" she said, surprised by him. She wiped her eyes, sniffling and smiling fakely trying to cover up her emotions. "H-hello, Lance. Did you enjoy the feast...?"

[DemonicFox99]

The magic corsed through her body and into him until she gently let go. "Get some sleep." She whispered her lips brushing his as she spoke.

"You're not fooling me m'lady. He wrapped his arms around her hugging her tightly. "What happened? Was it that demon?! I'll kill him!"

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus simply snuggled up comfortably into her lap, nuzzling his nose into her stomach before closing his eyes and breathing softly. The kelpie allowed himself for the first time really relax and forget about everything that had been going on around him.

"No! No...It's nothing," she said, hugging him back. She closed her eyes, holding back the tears until finally she began to cry openly against the young warrior, leaning her head against his shoulder pathetically.

[DemonicFox99]

The elf ran her fingers through his tangled damp hair watching over him as he slept with a wondering look on her face.

The young soldier held her head to his shoulder as best he could. "Please Miss Myfi. Tell me who's hurt you!"

[Rikku_Feline]

Casticus slept peacefully, curling up slightly and making soft whinny like noises as she ran her fingers through his hair.

Myfi slowly stopped her tears, whispering, "No one has hurt me...I'm the one who has hurt someone." She took in a deep breathe, muttering very softly, "Kette and Casticus..."

[DemonicFox99]

"But you would never hurt anyone Miss Myfi. Its not your fault." He hugged her tightly. The slender man that had captured them earlier was smirking down at the young warrior and selkie.

"What have we here? Its the little selkie I brought for the boss. I can only imagine what he's done to you but now its my turn to collect my reward."

"Stay away from her!!" The slender man seemed to not feel threatened by Lance and swiftly kicked him in the stomach causing blood to drip from his lips.

"You're pretty tough kid. But you misjudged one thing.... I am a demon." His teeth turned razor sharp and his eyes to slits. Large demonic spikes grew from his shoudlers elbows and wrists, and down his spine as his fleshed became a greyish black. One more swift kick to the stomach and the soldier was out cold on the ground. The demon cackled before grabbing Myfi and pinning her to him holding his palm over her mouth. "You mustnt make a noise or i'll kill him." Quickly he carried her away into the woods until he came to a large tree. He smiled tossing her down and ripping her pelt from her shoulders. "You're mine now..."

"Hey you over there!" A lost voice wandered through the trees reaching the demon's ears.

"Dammit.... foolish human.." A younger man came wandering out of the forest as if he were lost. His eyes suddenly widened with fear realizing that he was face to face with a demon. "Thats ok though.... i am feeling a little peckish." He raced after the man pinning him to the ground and ripping out his throat to silence his screams. Blood splattered across the leaves on the ground as the demon tore apart the man tearing the flesh from his bones and slicing it between his teeth. The demon tore open the human's stomach and began devouring the organs one by one with Myfi watching the entire scene. Once finished he turned to the selkie licking the blood from his claws. "Now then..." Blood oozed from the demon's mouth as he stood over her watching the fear take over her body. He laughed hartily, "That look.... your fear... you're driving me insane selkie." He tossed her pelt into the tree well out of reach of the girl and extended his index claw to drag down her chest and slice through each lace holding her corset together.

Keifer was surprised to hear Kette's raspy painfilled voice as he reached over the side of the table to grab his father's shoulder. "W-where's Myfi?"

[Rikku_Feline]

Myfi stood frozen in fear, whispering desperately, "Please...no..." She wanted badly to struggle, but knew that he would only hurt her worse. Her brown eyes were wide in extreme terror as her skin paled to sheet white. Tears were flowing down her cheeks as her heartbeat raced. The selkie was shaking violently and her legs suddenly felt weak, as if she couldn't hold herself up. The girl shut her eyes tightly, trying so hard to convince herself to run away, but the draw of her pelt kept her in her spot, not allowing her to escape. Even if she could have, she doubted she would have gotten very far.

She could feel the warm blood of the man's victim dripping onto her skin, smell the scent of death all around them, and knowing hers would probably come soon enough but not before he was finished with her.

[DemonicFox99]

Keifer suddenly realized the girl had been left alone with his clan. The look on his face was all Kette needed to force himself out of bed. Keifer tried to stop him. "I'll go find her you stay here... you need to rest."

"I cant rest knowing she's out there alone.. I have to find her!" His last words echoed in Keifer's mind recognizing them as his own.

I have to find her!!

Keifer you're mad! The nymphs will kill you if you go near her in child birth!!

I dont care!! I have to be there with her!! I wont let her do this alone!!

"Fine... I'll go with you." He sounded slightly defeated but followed Kette out of the tent. Kette was racing around the camp until he found Lance.

"s**t... hey kid wake up!! Where's Myfi!?" Lance was bearly conscious when he coughed out.

"He took Myfi.... really fast.... spikes.." Keifer growled slamming his fist into the ground.

"Artran! The b*****d! Hurry we have to find her." He stood up smelling pools of fresh blood coming from the woods. "This way!" Kette followed his father struggling to keep up.

Artran sliced his sharp claws down her shorts and ripped away any cloth that could have covered her. "Its useless to struggle. Just relax or I'll be forced to hurt you." The demon slid his grotesque tongue across her neck and shoulders pricking her skin with his teeth and lapping up her blood. "Like an aphrodesiac...." He quickly kissed her snaking his abnormally long tongue into her mouth and slightly down her throat. The more she resisted him the more excited it made him. Coiling his long fingers around her slender throat he pushed her back against the tree gripping at her breasts trying to make her cry out.