*His fellow group members give Oriya a questioning look*
Oriya: "Myeah. Might just be my imagination though. But for a sec, I really thought that this teen looked like my older brother Nowa when he was 16."
Vexx: *places his hand on Oriya's shoulder* "You've been out in the sun too longh, Oriya. Your brain is starting to get overheated. Could of course be due to 'other things' than just the hot weather, ne." *playfully sticks out his tongue*
*While the others playfully tease the young Ketashi a bit too, Kuro is the only one noticing the soft blush on his face that Cody is trying to cover*
Kuro: "Well, I think it's better we continue our road again. The sun will set soon, and I'd prefer to be by the edge of the forest before it's dark. That way, we'll have enough time to eat, rest and sleep before we start crossing the forest tomorrow."
Cody: "I'll come along with you."
Lillith: "Hold on a second, kid. You're a complete stranger, was just caught spying on us from the bushes, won't tell more about who sent you and why. And now, you expect us to let you come along with us ?!" *makes a "no way" gesture with her hand*
Kaiji: "I agree with Lillith. We have absolutely no idea of who this kid is."
Cody: *with his long ears defensively lowered* "Oi, stop calling me a kid ! It's not as if you bigshots are much older than I am. Besides, I can help you get to your destination safely."
Kuro: "Hmm"
Eagleye: "Don't tell me you're going to allow the kid to come with us, Kuro ?! How do we know if we can trust him ?"
Cody: "OI ! Stop ca... Eh ?!"
*Everybody, including Cody, is stunned when Kuro is standing right in front of the young stranger. None of them saw the
emerald haired demon move.
Kuro has hold a grab of Cody's right arm, and is holding the teenager's hand close his neck, sharp nails ready
to pierce through Kuro's skin. Kuro's somewhat scary yellow eyes look at Cody as if wanting to tell him to
kill. Cody gives Kuro a bewildered stare, and violently snatches his arm free*
Cody: "What the f... ?! Are you insane ?!"
*A satisfied smile appears on Kuro's face*
Kuro: "That's the reply to your question, Eagleye."
Eagleye: "Eh ?"
Kuro: "If Cody would've been an enemy, he could have bared his claws and killed me in a second."
Cody: "Why the hell should I kill you ?! You're the one that's going to save us all from HIM."
Kuro: "So, you know about HIM and what he's up to ?!
Cody: "..."
Kuro: "Strange how you keep everything such a big secret.
Well, although you're acting a bit mysteriously, I'll allow you to join us for a while. I have a feeling
you're able to help us, as you said you were."
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*The other group prepares to fight off the rapid wolfs heading towards them*
Sakura: "There's so much of them !"
Akira: "Yeah, which is weird."
*Everybody notices the grave expression on the young ex-Satan's face*
Chronos: "Something seems to bother you."
Akira: "I know this part of the Eastern Region really good, from back when I was still the lord of the Underworld. It's highly unusual to see this type of wolf demons in this particular part of our world. Even though I've been locked up for 18 years, there's no way these demons have been able to adept themselves to living here, not even during all this time."
Archior: "So you mean they have been dropped here by somebody ?"
*Akira narrows his purple eyes and points his long ears up*
Akira: "It looks as if somebody doesn't want us to get to HIM in time."