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Bad choice? Just like that, with barely a rude word this woman had dropped her friendly facade and instructed her lackeys to do the same for him as they'd done to Neko. Hell, had he known that he was going to be screwing himself over this early in the game, Yuki would have at least said something worthwhile of the punishment.

Oh well, too late for that now. Right? He sighed in frustration, and muttered something incoherent to himself as he stood to face the humans following their leader's orders. The cage door opened and two men let themselves in. Really? Was it really supposed to be that easy? If all of them had reacted at once... What would they have done? Had Yuki the ability to take hold of his sister and make a bid for freedom he may very well have done it. But, that was out of the question, and since he had the feeling that pain was promise one way or another he might as well hand out a few injuries himself. Sure, it'd be short lived, but he wasn't going to roll over like a dog this quickly.

Had Yuki not expected some sort of violent action as soon as they were within range, it would have been more than foolish on his part. They both came at him at once, and Yuki jerked to one side just narrowly enough to miss the kick to his gut. Such a small area to work with, that was all he managed to initially dodge. At the feeling of fingers grasping his shackles he drew back and aimed his own kick at the brute. As much as the feline would have loved kicking him straight in the teeth, there wasn't room enough for such maneuverability. There was room, however, for a crippling kick right where it would count. Only a temporary stun, however. Surely if they'd been in this distasteful business for an extended period of time, a blow to the sensitive areas, groin included, wouldn't be quite so promising a win.

Yuki felt the wind rush over his head as he ducked a swing from the first man. That was a little too close. Rearing his head back swiftly, he headbutted the b*****d hard in the face. The shout brought short lived satisfaction as the sight of blood met Yuki's eyes in the moment that the fool's head kicked back. Hopefully he'd broken his nose, maybe knocked out a tooth or two. A smile tugged at his lips, only to disappear in an instant when he realized that the bloodied mug of his attacker was smiling right back.

His focus on one had left enough opening for the other. Behind him at this point, the first human that Yuki had struck slammed his weight into him and hard. Most likely, this was intended to be against the opposite barred wall, had his partner moved. He didn't, and instead grabbed hold of Yuki by the shoulders and raised a knee to strike him with an amplified force. In the end, seemingly a return of the feline's first blow. That, unfortunately, was enough to disable him long enough to be bound upright.

Despite his lingering pain and awkwardness, he spat toward the men as they secured the door again. When he spoke, his voice was lightly higher than normal, but he didn't seem to care. "Worth it." He wheezed. Whether his smile was forced or genuine, he openly bared it toward Tessa. The only thing surfacing in his mind was the deep desire to have his feet on solid ground. Then he'd have the upper hand, and wouldn't be so quick to overpower.

True, she didn't want to think about those creatures, or ever see them again, but all in all it wouldn't hurt to know more about them, incase there was the chance she would end up finding them again.

"thankfully..." poke muttered when they horse came, and once the horse was close enough, she eagerly jumped on behind shun. In the distance she could hear that moaning coming closer.

"okay, lets go, lets go!" she said to him with urgancy, not wanting to hang around for any longer.

Despite Yuki's slightly victorious expression Tessa smiled. "Now that's the kind o' energy I like. Fight tooth an' nail ta tha very end unlike your friend here." Tessa looked to Neko with a sly grin while he rolled his eyes. "Gave up without much o' a fight really. Only managed ta get strung up because he wanted ta be a trouble maker."

"It's what I do best," Neko shrugged the best he could despite his bindings. They were already becoming a bit uncomfortable but he wasn't going to let it show.

Giggling Tessa looked back at her men as they climbed into the front of the carriage looking a little worse for wear. "Now come on, gonna let a little brawl bring ye down?

There was no reply as the wagon was on its way again. No matter, Tessa would find a way to amuse herself. It was going to be a long trip after all. Turning back to the girls Tessa rested her chin in the palm on her hand. "So girly, the one with the short hair. What be yer name?"

Once Yuki had been strung up, Blade glanced over at him. Over all, it seemed they were making it harder for themselves. But, he'd much rather put up a struggle about it than just go along with everything with the hopes they wouldn't be harmed.

After all, their own wills were still free.

Tessa apparently hadn't heard his mumblings, but he supposed that was better for the time being. It may have saved him a few more kicks and punches for now.

Shifting a little more, he tried to see where they put Riyo but he still couldn't see her. Also, he realized the dog was nowhere to be seen. Had they just left it back at the cottage? It was too bad it wasn't thrown into the cage with them, seeing how it might at least bring some comfort to the girls.

By the time the moans had died down and were no longer heard, poke had dozed off, letting he rbody relax and recover from the shocks that had followed thorugh the night. She awoke once the horse had stopped near the lake, and shun had asked her a very intruiging question.

"well, if you want to know the full truth..." poke swung herself off the horse to stretch. "Theres alot of people out there who believe that humanity is full of people who are evil and should be whiped out. I just want to prove to them that it's a complete load of bull."

"though, the short answer is, I have no idea were I'm going and if I ever want to see my friends again I'll need you to lead me to them. Take which answer you want, I don't care"

With those words she chose to jump into the small pond. It was the best place for swimming, but it had been ages since poke had had any sort of bath. She reveled in the feeling of being submerged in water again.

Poke had let herself drift lazily to the bottom on the pond, not really caring about much at that moment. She had come a long way from her home town, much father then she thought possible at her current stage. But all in all, had she really changed?

Her previous statement to shun was a bit more revealing then it should of been. Sure it proably meant nothing to shun, but it meant alot to herself. It was something that she had told someone else in the past, to prove to them that what she said was true.

Avian... poke thought,remembering the man who she had once called a friend, who had grown so cold to everyone else that he had drove them away from himself, and as a result, almost all her closest friends were gone.....

s**t, this isn't helping! I'm not going to let him get the better of me. I will find them! I will be stronger then him so I wont have to put up with his angsty bullshit!. At the thought of finding her friends she winced. How was she sposed to find them all?