Houkou leaped into another alley. This time, jumping upon someone. He turned part demon and bit deeply into the kidnapper's shoulder. But he wouldn't let go of Hikari.
My eyes glowed with rage and my chakra boiled under this human flesh. I lunged at the other side of the stranger and reached for his throat, my nails breaking skin.
The man looked down at me, frowning somewhat. Our eyes met, I dropped my hand, and Houkou continued to gnaw and attack his back. I realized then, that we made a huge mistake.
I quickly looked at Houkou, blood was splattered on his face. I ran behind him and yanked him off, at the same time my stomach seized in pain.
"Francis." I murmured.
I glanced at Hikari, her hair was now matted with his blood now. Her eyes widen in panic, but she couldn't make a sound.
I realized that seeing us attack and feeling blood trickle down her neck must have reminded her of her past.
I kept my arms locked around Houkou, who was trying to lunge again. Francis kept Hikari safely in his arms, like he was protecting her from us.
Houkou stopped moving, seeing it was Francis, but he growled loudly.
"Why??" I asked. My ears were screaming for the truth.
"Tell me Nekomata, who would you rather have. Me or Hikari?" he asked.
Houkou stopped breathing. I didn't know, and Francis knew what I was thinking.
So, he asked Houkou a question a little bit different.
"Houkou, who would you rather have? Hikari...or Nekomata?"
