Hunters, Beast and Princess

Part 8

No POV

Both Mei and Yuzu were frozen gazing at each other...

Mei: "Oh, I am sorry, ii thought you were my tiger, since you have similar eyes...wait...you...and the tigers...humans...tigers...you...talk now..."

Mei said with a stern face which made Yuzu tremble a bit...

Yuzu: "Alright, just relax and take it easy you got hit pretty hard and need to rest..."

Yuzu said as she was getting up to take the stuff and brought her rabbit stew...she came back with the bowl and handed to Mei...

Yuzu: "Its rabbit stew, don't worry, its all-natural ingredients, it's not my favorite, but I made it and you need to eat something"

Mei: "Thank you...any ways please tell me; you are the girl who save me back then right?"

Yuzu: "Huh...oh...um...I guess...I was hunting when I heard your scream and I just wanted to help..."

Mei: "And you're the tiger I met at my home right, Yu?"

Yuzu: "M...me a tiger, as if, come one, tigers becoming humans, you think..."

Mei just raise an eyebrow and with her cold stare...Yuzu sigh and scratch her head...

Yuzu: "Listen, mind not saying anything...we are not allowed to show or tell humans about that ability, most beast can do it, but many don't because of beast pride, but my kingdom, do follow the rule, it is what has kept us safe from you humans, can I ask you...why hunt us? Why are you capturing incent beast, Nakita or Riri as you know her told me that Matsuri was stolen from her home, and taken by humans, also...my...my grandmother was killed by humans...why...why do you humans hunt and hurt our kind...I know some hurt you as well, but why hurt the rest who are not..."

Yuzu had a few tears fall as she lowered her head remembering her grandmother...Mei lowered her head as well and felt kind of bad...she was unaware of the harm her father and the others were causing...and she was to young to know...

Mei: "I'm...sorry...I never knew...and I guess its because we fear you, my father...he had told me stories of beast killing humans and that some have powers and that made them dangerous to us humans, so we fight back and..."

Yuzu: "I get you have to fight back, but why is your father and others capturing beast like us and torturing us to perform for their humor, we don't even do that"

Mei: "Again...I am sorry, but I don't know, my father has this fear toward your kind and so do other humans, but..."

Yuzu: "But..."

Mei: "What if you come with me and convince my father that your kind are not bad, I mean if they knew about your human form then we might be able to stop this"

Yuzu look at her and then turn around she remembered her grandmother saying those words to her...

Yuzu: "I...don't know...I would have to talk with my parents about this, only he has said to this"

Mei: "I understand...so you are the girl who save me and the tiger those hunters brought; how did you get caught?"

Yuzu: "I was hunting with my mother when we got hit by something first my mother fell to the ground, I carried her away when I heard humans coming, she had fallen asleep then I went out to lure them away from her and well, I got hit, no more like a sting and I blackout"