Nekopara fanfic

Chapter 71

  "Good morning sleepyhead," Vanilla said with a smile as I slowly opened my eyes. I went to rub my eyes and realized my arms had been detached. "Can you please reattach my arms?" I asked sleepily. Vanilla reattached my arms and I rubbed my eyes and then hugged Vanilla as I sat up. "You've been asleep for a long time," Vanilla said. "How long have I been out?" I asked. "5 days," Kashou said nonchalantly. "5 days?!" I replied. Royal nodded. "You slept hard, we couldn't wake you up no matter how hard we tried. Ikue and Milk were getting worried about you," Royal said. Vanilla shifted into my lap as Milk and Ikue sat on each side of me and hugged me tightly. I gently stroked their heads, then went downstairs with Royal for a bit, just as it started to pour rain. Coconut came downstairs with us as well. Royal seemed slightly scared as a pair of cars drove up to the shop. A pair of men, named Darius and Wolf, according to Royal, stepped out of the cars. Royal walked outside and the one named Darius socked him in the face. Royal threw a few punches and nailed both of them in the face and the gut. Coconut quickly stood up and ran outside shoving Royal out of the way as the one named Wolf drew a knife. Coconut had managed to stop Royal from getting stabbed, but she was stabbed instead... Straight through the heart...

(Royal's perspective)

After Coconut shoved me out of the way, she was stabbed. I simply froze, unable to process what had just happened. Darius and Wolf both seemed unable to move as well. Qrow walked out, emotionless... His rage could be terrifying, but... This... Was even more nightmarish... He showed no sign of any emotion at all as he simply looked down at Coconut, then looked over at Darius... He walked over slowly and grabbed hold of the collar of Darius' shirt. He slowly lifted up Darius, then in literally the blink of an eye, Darius had been flung through the windshield of his own car. He then grabbed Wolf and sent him flying through the windshield of his car as well. He seemed to regain himself, and I was able to move again as Darius and Wolf sped off at top speed.

(Qrow's perspective)

After my... Lapse... I rushed over to Coconut and gently picked her up. I carefully brought her upstairs and lay her down on the floor. I pulled the knife from her chest. I slid my fingers into the wound and began to repair her heart. I finished that, then Vanilla brought me my suture kit and I stitched up the hole in Coconut's chest. Coconut's heart started beating again and she gasped and coughed as she curled up on her side. I quickly stroked her head in a specific way, which put her straight to sleep, then grabbed a washcloth and cleaned the blood off of Coconut, then put one of my shirts on her while I cleaned and mended hers. Royal was outside, burning through a pack of cigarettes. I put a hand on his shoulder and he seemed startled. "Oh, it's just you... Please tell me Coconut is okay..." He said, slightly worried, as he looked down at my hands. "Don't worry, she's fine. A few stitches fixed her up just fine," I said. I realized my hands were still covered in Coconut's blood. I washed the blood off my hands and then sat down in the living room. I gently moved Coconut from the floor and into my lap as she continued to sleep soundly. About half an hour later Coconut slowly opened her eyes and looked up at me as I gently stroked her head. She whimpered in pain and I gently hugged her. Azuki walked out in tears, looking down at the floor, not seeming to notice Coconut's presence as she sat down. "Azuki?" Coconut said. Azuki looked over and then hugged Coconut tightly. Coconut smiled as I began to gently scratch Azuki's head. "Thank you... For saving Coconut..." Azuki said quietly. I grinned and continued to stroke Azuki's head as Royal walked upstairs to the living room. "Oh, I should probably mention this now, you're going to want to keep activity to a minimum, to prevent re-opening of the wound, and avoid excessive exposure to water, and to clarify, by activity, I do mean all activity..." I said, the last part with a glance at Royal. Azuki went off to Ox's room as I adjusted myself to a laying down position with Coconut laying on top of me. Royal gently rubbed her head, then went off to his room, leaving Coconut and myself alone in the living room. Coconut began to hum softly and I carefully reached over and grabbed my guitar and a pick, then began to play along to her humming as she gently leaned against me. I turned on the television and it made mention of a serial killer going around recently. So far, all his targets were humanoid cats, and he only struck at night, if they couldn't get to you before sunrise, they fled. Karol lived alone... This fact began to worry me. I went to sleep a little later and had a horrible nightmare. 

(Nightmare.)

Karol is sleeping soundly, the alarm clock by her bed reads 1:00 AM. Someone breaks down the door and shoots her, straight through the head with a .44 magnum, then proceeds to butcher her with a sickle, blood everywhere. A special coin is dropped, Karol's blood is used to paint the words "Scream... But no-one will save you..." Qrow arrives at Karol's around dawn and looks around for Karol. She is nowhere to be found and he starts to get nervous when he walks into the bedroom. He is far too late, and can only stare at the horrific scene in front of him as he collapses to his knees. Red and blue flames consume everything, and the nightmare ends.

(Qrow's perspective.)

I woke with a start, and Coconut gently put a hand on my shoulder. "What's wrong?" Coconut asked. "I had a nightmare, and premonition dreams haven't failed me yet," I replied. I pulled out my pocket watch. It was 12:45 AM. "If my instincts won't fail me, I have fifteen minutes before Karol... Is murdered..." I said. Wasting no time I shapeshifted into a panther and sprinted top speed to Karol's house, making it there with only five minutes left. I shapeshifted back to my regular form and stood outside Karol's room, remaining vigilant in case something happened. I kept an eye on the pocket watch in my left hand. The watch read 12:57. It ticked over to 12:58 and someone ran up the stairs. I drew my S&W .500 and cocked it, standing ready. The person got to the top of the stairs and they had a sickle in one hand, a .44 magnum in the other. I shot them before they could realize I was there, and they collapsed. Karol rushed out of her bedroom wrapped in a blanket, seeming panicked. "What the hell happened?" Karol asked. "I saved you from a horrible bloody death at the hands of this man," I said. I tucked my revolver back in its holster inside my trench coat and hugged Karol. I cleaned up the corpse of her would-be murderer by incinerating it with magic, then quickly made Karol breakfast, and hugged her once more before leaving. I sighed in relief as I walked home and made everyone else breakfast, then sat down with Coconut and soon fell asleep once again.