Book 2: Falling from Grace

Chapter 20: Charms

Stop the Fox

Chapter 20

Charms

She knew it, she knew she shouldn't get too attached, now here she was running again. The two people the pretty lady said that would become her parents were angry at her. Was being a fox spirit that bad? She looked up at the library. It would be warm in there...she gasped when she was pushed back by the charm over the door. She couldn't get in. She looked around at the buildings around the block. Fox charm, fox charm, fox charm...everywhere. She wouldn't even be able to find something to eat if no one would let her in to eat. She whimpered, her tail between her legs.

"Oh look, sweet kit. Did they abandon you?" A saucy sweet voice asked from the alleyway. Suna growled knowing this fox spirit as the one that tried to carry her. "Come now Suna...you're a fox spirit we naturally steal things. It's within us. Whether you want to or not you'll start to steal. Might as well give in." The fox was playing with a jeweled necklace and its red rubys matched her eyes. Her teeth were sharp though.

"N...No thank you." She grabbed the hem of her shirt and looked up when something hit her nose. "Snow..." She poofed out her fur a bit more. The boy that was placing lights along the poles for Christmas stopped and grabbed his latter disappearing down an alleyway. The lights turned on.

"Give it up and just follow me, kit. Or you'll die." She picked back up her bag and disappearing into the shadows. Suna shook her head and started walking down the street the snow getting worse. "Fine have it your way, you are useless to me as it is. To young to know better, and to stupid to follow. You're a runt Setsuna!" Suna gasped feeling the claws across her back. She stumbled and ran. Blood dripping into the snow.

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"Suna!" Tang yelled at the top of his lungs. He was afraid his voice wouldn't be heard over the wind.

"Suna! Not totally sure who this mystery kid is Tang, do you at least have a picture?" MK asked.

"At least something she's worn." Tyla said, holding Tao close to her chest. Her jacket wrapped around him, and the only thing that could be seen was a red cap that Wukong made him. Tyla expected it was to hide the star symbol. His belly was full and he was sleeping well at the moment.

"Her jacket." Pigsy held up the jacket. Tyla took a big sniff of it and her eyes turned gold. She began to run down the street. She stopped however when she saw a man in black watching them.

Tang gasped and covered his mouth.

"That's him, that's the guy that told Yuri that I was Tripitaka." Tang said, Boa looked up amazed that Tang was right in front of him, moreover telling the others who he was.

"Oh it's a shame isn't it Tripitaka. Out in the snow and then what?" He pulled something out and dropped it into the snow. The snow seemed to begin to gather, and form into something.

"Tang, Pigsy you two keep searching. We'll take care of the snowman." MK said summoning his staff from behind his ear. Tyla didn't have a weapon as hers broke while fighting Yuri.

The Golem loomed overhead, two heads looking down at the monkey team. It roared as loud as it could.

"This is shit..." Tyla gasped as it swung a large hammer at the ground and caused the two to jump backwards. MK hit the window of a store front. Tyla hit a pole and slid down. The infant against her chest began to cry. The golem rounded up again to hit Tyla square with the hammer. She turned away from the golem to take the brunt of the hit. Cringing tightly around the infant.

Nothing happened.

Tyla turned to look up at the golem seeing that it melted at her feet. Someone stepped foot in front of her.

"Is it your practice to take my son into battle?" Rather than harming her he reached out and ran his fingers over the infant's head. "As long as you are caring for him, you are useful to me. When he is old enough, I will take him back...he is mine."

"He stopped being yours when you left him behind with my father and he gave him to me. Tao is my son, I will die before you were to get him back."

"Tao? You aim to make him a guardian? So much for that." He turned around and started to walk toward the forest again.

"I will not give him up Macaque. He is my son!"

"And he is mine...funny isn't it?" He laughed and jumped into the trees blending back in with the shadows.

Tyla tried to sooth the little monkey clinging to her chest.

"Hush, mommy's here. I won't let that bad monkey hurt you. MK, are you alive in there?"

"Ow..."