8

Stone festival finale

Tsunayoshi averted his gaze from the kids. "I see." He whispered.

Chrome's super hearing caught that. She tilted her head glancing back at Boss, as Natsu ran away. "Make sure you come back... Tsunayoshi." She whispered in reply, not believing it would reach him.

Tsuna glared down. He heard it. 'Fuck. I can't fall for her. Remember what she said when she was drugged. If that's how she truly feels... I just can't.' No matter how badly.

Tsuna swayed on the bridge above the kids. Natsu still wasn't healed and the stamina of running was draining both of them.

He blocked a furry of tail lashes at him. He gave his flames to Natsu as a last minute heal.

He slashed for her tail. Her sharp talons blocked his blade, sparks skidded to her scales. 'She's stronger and bigger than the other one.' He gritted his teeth. A tail pulverized his gut. His air left and he tumbled across the stone bridge. He stabbed his blade down for support. He stood, wielding the handle.

He glared at her.

She was gone. 'And faster!'

Her tail ensnared his neck.

Such a veil creature with grotesque agility. It sickened him. He clawed at her tail as she rose his body. She tightened the squeeze on his neck.

Tsuna gasped. Almost blacking out.

He kicked the stabbed blade next to his foot. It spun out of place in the air. It lopped off the end of her tail.

She hissed in pain. Tsuna landed on the ground. He caught his blade and gasped for air. In one fell swoop. He stabbed at her chest. 'It's over.'

Her claws stabbed his abdomen. Four of her fingernails impaled into his side. Her brutal force flung him off the bridge. Blood spilled as he tumbled on the dried up river, below the bridge.

The eldest of the kids dared to look at the body across from them. He was just laying there. It was a little hard to see. A cloud was blocking the blue moon.

Slowly the cloud drifted away. The kid kept staring at the body. "Get up. Come on get up." He picked up a pebble by his foot. He lifted his arm back to chuck it at the lifeless body. "Wake up!" He flung it straight straight into the gorgons forehead.

She was hanging down the ledge of the bridge and the rock hit her in between the eyes. He couldn't reply he was already stone...

The other kids huddled closer together. They were terrified. How did this monster hurting everyone look like? The less you know the more frightening.

She slithered up to her new, pure, memorabilia.

A howl of silver snow echoed the blue moon.

Chrome had to muffle her ears in the distance. Natsu slowed to face the noise, before continuing his run. "Boss will be fine." Chrome tried to sooth as she petted his mane. Hibari was behind her, passed out. She bit her lip. His wounds were healed, but blood still lingered. She did her best to ignore her bloodlust. The two kids 9n her lap, Lambo and I-pin were scared.

The gorgon wailed with agony at the horrid voice of the wild. The kids cried even louder. She faced the lifeless body on the dried up river. She grew wide eyes. It was gone. The hunter was gone!

A bolt of flame shot straight at her. She slithered on pure instinct. It skimmed over the kids. It's warm breath cancelled out the fear and cold.

"Werewolf!" Her tounge sizzled out. Her eyes grew wide, realizing her curse was not affecting it. "My sister!"

The white wolf had a sadistic snarl at her claim. It barked admitting the deed. It had a skyflame over its forehead, and an orange jewl over of each of his paws. It was not a mindless beast like the low leveled monsters. It prowled on all fours, small amounts of flame emitting from his fur. He circled around the kids infront of the gorgon, protecting them.

The gorgon tested the waters with her stumped tail, but his jaws snapped, and claws burned slashes foiling any attempt. The kids felt it's soft fur and flame. They felt safe and warm.

The wolf only held the gorgon back until, it's ember eyes saw the statue of the kid he failed. Tsuna's snout lowered in a whimper, Chrome asked him to keep them all safe. His brave life was snuffed out by the gorgon.

She took advantage of his emotional weakness, slamming her talons into the beast. The werewolf roared head on, and lunged for her. He completely overpowered her, shattering her talons, crushing her arms and ribcage with a decisive bearhug.

She hissed in agony. Her cursed eyes could only see the blue moon, and it's true horror. She clawed and screeched for freedom.

One final yelp.

It was over. The wolf snapped her neck with it's jaws.

The innocent little kids bravely glanced around. Their friend and the bravest one, was stone and gone.

The Monster, the hunter, Chrome and Hibari were also gone. They were all alone in the abandoned stone city under an unrunning river.

Lambo and I-pin began to fade. Chrome grew a huge violet orb. "What's wrong? Lambo, I-pin?"

They were holding hands with a smile. They didn't say anything, but their bodies were slowly vanishing into nothing.

"What's happening?" She cried. She snapped her eye to Boss. "Boss save-" He wasn't there. "Them..." And neither were they. A single tear was all that came out of her.

The majestic wolf, Tsunayoshi, ran through the dense forest. The gorgon still limp around his mouth. He eventually found a large area of dirt in the dense forest. He spat the dead creature out of his mouth, and began to dig. He wouldn't be able to shift back to human for the next 24 hours. Blue moons strengthen the curse. He was fully aware, but so was his animal nature. The dying will flame on his forehead diminished, so did the jewels over his paws/fists.

He finished burying the dead monster in its grave before going on a wild hunt. He was hungry. He spent the night eating wild boar until sleep came for him.

The werewolf woke up, with his tounge sticking out. He lazily stretched out his hind legs... or atleast was about to. He slept curled up in a ball, and someone decided to take a nap on his fluffy fur. He gave a confused whimper with an adorable ear tilt glancing back at her. 'Chrome?'

She was snuggled on his back. Sound a sleep. He sniffed her. She smelled like the forest. His snout tickled her awake. She yawned, and stretched. One of her hands sheepishly shoved his face. She rose up to her knees, straddling him. She blinked open both her eyes finishing her yawn. 'When did she have two? Cat ears? And tail? Wait what? Chrome's a Neko?!'

She scratched his cheek, winking at him. "Nyaa!"

Plot twist: Chrome and Nagi are to different people entirely.

Oh I think I might have accidentally written Nagi referring to Chrome in eariler chapters out of habbit, but please ignore that this was my true intent. All that Neko foreshadowing was for Nagi!