Bali and Krum

~Flashback, six months ago. ~

*actions*

(On the phone)

[Thoughts]

(So why are you telling me this)

“You know in the end I can’t take care of her. That’s why I contacted you. You’re the best in what you do. And I want the best for Bali. If Krum even thinks that I know you on such an intimate level he’ll kill me.

(*chuckles* you and I both know that isn’t possible. You’ll just play dead.)

“No man, I’m serious.”

(Well I guess you better come up with your plan b because plan a is making you a little too attached to her now aren’t you?)

“Yeah, you’re right. I’ll talk to you later.”

(Bye *click)

Bali enters the kitchen from the front door with a bunch of groceries from the local farmers’ market and prepares a bento boxed lunch for Cloudius. He always loved her Japanese cooking. She placed the rice in the rice cooker and started to chop the vegetables and set out a pot to pickle the plums she got for an excellent price for being out of season.

~at the Lotus Mansion~

“Dude, who are you talking to?” Yoherz yelled to Cloudius in the upstairs dojo and he Cloud talk to some stranger on speaker phone.

(Bye) the stranger said before hanging up. Cloud walked over to Yoherz, staring at the younger clan member’s strange sitting position.

“What are you doing boy?” Cloud started.

“It’s called yoga. You should try it. It will take that stick out of your ass for once. Maybe you’ll get laid more.” Yoherz snidely replied as Krum silently entered the room without the two knowing. Krum knew that the other members of his family talked about the ordeal between him and Bali behind his back and he would eavesdrop to see if he can gather any new information on where Bali or Cloud’s apartment was.

“I do not have a stick up my ass. As a matter of fact Bali thinks of me as a little too loose. She thinks I need to settle down with a mate.” Cloud replied. Krum’s eyes closed to thin slits at the mention of his consort’s name.

“You mean she’s still staying with you after this whole month. I thought Krum would have found her by now and dragged her back here. He seems to be obsessed now that Bali is pregnant.”

“I know he is. That’s why he mustn’t know that I still live in the loft apartment over that bookstore that Bali loved to be in. He would probably kill me if he knew that I have feelings for her.” Krum held back a growl in his throat and quickly exited the room.

He went to Bali’s computer on the nightstand on her side of the bed. He tried to access it but a window that asked for a password showed up. After trying to about two days of failing to crack the password he just decided to press ‘cancel.’ The computer beeped a few times and took him to her desktop. As he browsed through pictures, he noticed that a lot of them were of younglings and males that he couldn’t tell if they were nekos or werewolves. There were even a few of Vision on computer. Of course at this time Krum doesn’t know who Vision is, and just writes him off as a member of the civic center.

He then noticed that Bali’s Contacts’ File was open and briefly searched it. He gained a malicious grin on his face when he saw the address of Cloudius’s Apartment.

[Soon my precious kitty I will have you again.]

~Later that day~

“Bali, dear? I’m home.” Cloudius called out as he entered the living room. The sun was still out. He was thankful that during the few times he had sex with Bali, he was able to walk among others in the light. It had to be the greatest advantage he had over his enemies.

“Welcome Home, are you ready for lunch?” Bali answered from the living room. She had arranged the furniture so that the room could function as a dining room as well.

Cloudius, having abandoned his shoes, equipment, and 90% of his clothing at the front door, He sat next to Bali’s scantily clad body at the table. She only wore a tank top and underwear that she liked to call ‘boy shorts.’

At first they ate in silence. Bali never really asks him how his day goes when he returns from the mansion. She could tell he had been there by the scent of her former family on his person and Cloud’s dominant demeanor when he walks in the door.

“Love, why don’t you ask me how my day was today?” Cloud asked. It was really bugging him.

“I have no right to they’re not my family anymore.” Bali said sadly.

“That doesn’t make any sense. Krum is your mate is he not.”

“No, he isn’t. We just call each other that.”

“What about your mark?”

“That’s the mark when he turned me. It didn’t really work through because I’m only half neko.”

“What do you mean half?”

“Well, you see. Krum and I meet in Japan. He got sent over there in a crate accidently and why sent to my family’s shrine by accident. My mother’s race is Phoenix. My mother is the last full-blooded Phoenix. All of her 9 children are half. And my father is a half fox, half neko demon. And when different demon species mixed with a legendary species the species of the child, or pup in this instance can steam a variety of mixture. Mine and my brother were half phoenix half neko. My younger siblings are more neko or fox than anything else.”

“Wow. Does Krum know this?”

“Not, complete. He never sits down long enough for me to explain it to him. It’s really funny because you are being more of a mate to me than he has ever been.” Bali cooed.

“Wow, I’m glad that you think of me that way. But I’m not ready to commit myself just yet until we both know that Krum will no longer be a threat to you. I don’t want you in constant danger if we were to ever mate.”

“I understand.”

“Good, now let’s eat!”

And with that Bali and Cloudius ate their lunches and continued on with their day.

~At the end of that month~

*Bang Bang!*

“Just a minute! I’m coming.” Bali shouted as she quickly dressed and ran to answer the door.

“Love, slow down! You’re going to hurt the baby!” Cloud yelled from behind her, catching up. He managed to slide in front of her, blocking her way to the door. “I will answer it.”

“Okay.” She answered as she went to prepare tea to whomever their guests was.

Cloudius opened the door to reveal a shocked, frustrated, and enraged Krum. Pure and utter dread was the look on his face when Cloud knew who it was. “Krum,” he said loudly to warn Bali to hide “How in the hell did you find this place?”

Krum shoved past him to survey the living room. “It amazing what you pick up when you eavesdrop for about a month when trying to search for your pet.”

“Pet? Pet! That’s all she meant to you? A PET?! You don’t deserve her love.”

“Love? I don’t need her fucking love if all she is going to do is pant and whine under your naked flesh! I am taking her back and as beta male you can’t do anything about it.”

“Humph! That’s what you think. I want to be her mate and there’s nothing you can do about it. All I have to do is defeat you and she will fully trust me.” Cloudius said ask Bali peeked her head out into the living to see the two males circling each other in the living room.

As soon as Krum caught sight of Bali he immediately lunged for her and Cloudius had pinned him to the floor. It took minimal effort since he was slightly larger and stronger. Unfortunately for Cloud, Krum was much faster, and in a blink of an eye, Krum had Cloud by the neck and slammed him into the wall.

“You will never again touch what is mine!” Krum shouted. Cloud shook himself out of his daze and pushed himself off the wall and once again pin Krum to the floor. This time he began cracking each rib in Krum’s chest with each blow Cloud delivered. Bali thought that he had the upper hand when all of a sudden Krum gained the upper hand had Cloud by his throat, pinning Cloud to the floor in front of Bali, gazing at her.

[I love you] “Bali….,” Cloudius managed to whisper out, “…run!” and with that Krum tore out Cloud’s throat and feasted on his blood, therefore making him stronger.

Bali cried and ran out into the streets. She didn’t know where she was until she ended up in a bad part of town where murderous weres traveled in packs hunting for flesh. She curled herself in between two garbage cans behind a nightclub and cried herself to sleep.

For two months, Bali would make herself look like a scrawny, starving youngling for food and clothing. Sleeping like a stray cat in dumpsters and back alleys. One night, behind the Embers strip club, a three month pregnant Bali was begging for a little money to feed her.

She had told the girls coming off of their shift that she was raped and the rapist still wanted her for her body. She showed them her slight bulge in her stomach and they invited her in and cleaned her up. Once they noticed that Bali was very beautiful, the girls convinced the owner to give her a job there.

And Bali worked that job for all its worth. She gathered up more than enough money to keep herself straight for a long time. On her last night, a month later, her co worker, Pikimiki, has offered her home as a place to stay until Bali got on her feet. She still stayed with her family and since her eldest brother has moved out sometime ago, the largest room that be perfect for when Bali had the baby.

Bali graciously accepted and moved in that day towards the end of the month, the alpha female, Tara, had mention that the eldest was coming in for a visit to vent about his latest mission. Bali helped Tara prepare everything and waited silently in the kitchen until Tara called her to introduce her to her son.

“Hey Tara.” Vision said with a groan. He plopped himself onto a cushion and petted one of his cousins that was still a pup. “How have you been?”

“We’ve actually be doing well this month. Piki found another female to help out here.”

“Really Mom? Are you sure it’s not another whore from her precious strip club?”

“No, this one’s genuine. She’s pregnant as well. And she has the prettiest red hair.”

“Wait; did you say ‘red hair’?”

“Yes”

“Are you sure you didn’t mean ‘red fur’?”

“No son. Bali has red hair. She’s a neko.”

Vision’s ears perked up happily. “May I have her for my house?”

“Why do you ask?” Vision handed her the folder with the Black Lotus label. As Tara viewed its contents, she had a raised eyebrow towards her eldest boy. “Is all of this true?”

“Yes mom, it is. Svenghouli has been looking for her. He was the one that gave her immunity after she healed him. The father of her pup has betrayed her and killed her intended. I want to take care of her. She’s in a very vulnerable state right now and she needs a ‘male influence’. All dad is going to do is make her another wife. And you know I need one. I promise you I won’t hurt her.”

After a few moments, Tara looked back towards the kitchen and summoned Bali. Bali slowly emerged from the kitchen and Vision was shocked at what he saw. She was not at all frail and sickly he had heard. His friend was very worried for her and wanted to know her whereabouts. At least his friend would be happy.

“Hello Bali, you may call me Vision. I want to take care of you. Please come with me to my home in the countryside.” Vision took her hand carefully and laid a gentle kiss on her middle finger, a term of trust in his family. Bali blushed and looked to Tara for approval. After a nod from Tara, Bali smiled.

“I would love to see the countryside. It has been a while since I have seen anything of the sort.”

~Two days later~

Vision had finally settle Bali in, she had everything she could ever want or need. In her own room she had the softest cotton futon mattress with 100% cotton blankets, sheets, and pillows. In her own bathroom, there was a claw-foot bathtub and soft bath mats with candles around with scented soaps and lotions. And in Vision’s bedroom, the bed was replaced with a larger one so that Bali could sleep with him.

It had been an entire month before Bali started sleeping in the same bed with him. He was very happy he just had to tell someone. He picked up the receiver of Bali’s vintage phone and called his friend.

(Hello? Who dares to call me this early in the morning?)

“Cloudius, it’s me.”

“Vision? Damn man what do you want now?”



AHA! I have done it! I hope you all liked it. I know it looks like an evil cliffy. But this chapter explains what happened in the last chapter. Remember the phone call? This is what led up to it. Please review and leave me tons of advice. You can even flame me if you want, all critics is accepted.