Don't be Afraid 2 [COMPLETED]

4: Scratches

Wolf shed tears of joy as Lio and somebody else carried the two unconscious teens.

Kipo was back, she really was. But, just different.

She was also very surprised about how Lucas looked. He didn't look human at all. Well, neither did Kipo.

When they carried the two back, people started whispering and pointing, clearly confused of what was happening and why there was a Jaguar girl and a pale boy.

Lio and the other person went inside the medical tent, and laid Kipo and Lucas down.

Wolf charged right in, ignoring Benson and Dave. She sat right next to Kipo on a sleeping bag and waited.

While Benson and Dave, on the other hand, go straight to Lucas.

Wolf starts to notice some scratches on Lucas and Kipo, they looked like claw marks.

There were some claw marks on Kipo's pants, arms, forehead, and face.

And claw marks on Lucas's chest, back, forehead, and chin.

They looked pretty banged up, but luckily Lio also knew how to handle injuries, so he wrapped them up pretty quick.

And afterwards, he just stared at Kipo, then at the three of them, "So she was just sleeping huh?!"

The three looked down in shame, "Sorry, but we couldn't just tell you that you're daughter was dead.. she's suppose to be dead." Dave replied with a heavy heart.

"So is Lucas. They got trapped in a nectar bomb explosion." Benson added, glancing up at Lio.

Lio's face softened as he gazed over at his daughter, he didn't care that she was suppose to be dead. He just cared that she was alive.

Suddenly, Kipo's eyes fluttered open, and they were not her usual magenta eyes, they were cat-like.

"Uhm.. wha-?" Kipo started, but immediately flinched as her scratches stung.

She got up and winced again, her Jaguar ears drooping slightly.

Wolf gaped at Kipo, her face slightly red as she watched the girl rub her eyes.

"Kipo, are you alright? What happened?" Lio demanded, basically shouting at his daughter.

"I'm fine, and to answer you're second question, I have no idea!" She replied enthusiastically.

But immediately flinched and squeaked in pain as her scratches stung again.

Same thing for Lucas once he woke up. He kept flinching and making little noises of pain.

"You guys can sleep in you're own tents, but that depends on how bad you're scratches are." Lio said, crossing his arms.

"Oh, my scratches aren't that bad!" Lucas instantly responded, shrugging.

"Mine aren't either." Kipo replied with a bright smile.

"Alright, fine. You can sleep in different tents tonight." Lio said with an exasperated sigh.

Lucas and Kipo cheered, getting up quickly, but they must've forgotten about their injuries, and they both yelped when their scratches stung.

"Be more careful!" Wolf said sternly at Kipo, making the taller girl have a sheepish smile and shrugged.

The four got out of the tent and walked to their own, while Lucas had to sleep without a sleeping bag. Wolf liked that.

As they all laid down and went to sleep, Wolf gazed at Kipo with a soft expression.

Kipo's new Jaguar tail thumped softly, and occasional purrs.

Wolf thought that Kipo was even more adorable, and drifted off to sleep to Kipo's warm purrs.