A Dark life part 8

Undertaker
was stunned for once. He almost thought he was hallucinating, or
something of the sort. Dark was too shy for this sort of action.
Undertaker smiled softly and returned to working on his customers.

Dark
walked through the streets, blushing badly. She had kissed Undertaker.
she couldn't believe she did that. She walked quickly to the flower
shop, trying to divert her mind from that moment. She entered the shop,
walking to the flowers and looking them over. She picked out some of the
flowers she usually got: blue, white and the occasional red. she
grabbed some candles and purchased the lot. Soon enough, she was out of
the shop and back on the street.

Dark
walked slowly, hesitant to go back after her action with undertaker.
The next minute, she found herself heavily wishing that she was back
with him, as she caught a scent that didnt smell friendly. She looked
around nervously and retreated to the shadows. As soon as she retreated
into the darkness, hand grabbed her and a cloth was pressed to her face.
She kicked and felt her foot connect to the items she had bought and
the bag went sprawling. She continued to fight to get free, but inhaling
the scent and the fumes from the cloth proved to be too much, and she
blacked out.
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Undertaker
sat, worried by Darks absence. She had told him she would be back soon,
and he had not seen her for an hour? Had she somehow gotten lost? he
hoped that were only it. he did not want anything to have happened to
her...no. he wanted her safe. end of story. He stood and walked out of
the morgue.
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Dark
woke in pain. her ribs hurt and it was hard to breathe. She looked
around and shifted on the hard, uncomfortable floor she was laying on.
Her head throbbed painfully as her eyes adjusted to the darkness. She
could feel a cut on her hand, bleeding still. it must have been deep. It
hurt, right in the middle of her palm.She heard voices, but her mind
wasnt comprehending the words fast enough. It was all muffled and
slurred together. “Co jsem dostal do ? Sakra...im Promiň...pohřebník...”
She sighed as she fell back into unconsciousness.
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Undertaker
frowned. He had been searching for a while now, to find his neko. He
found the sight of the attack, and the smell of Darks blood. A wall had
her blood stained in a hand print. He frowned at the items left sprawled
on the ground. there were blood drops on the ground, no doubt from
whatever injuries she had sustained during the attack. if that was what
happened.

Fortunately,
he had ways of searching Underground auctions. The most likely reason
for her kidnap was probably for the fact that she was a neko, and fact
that she was an admittedly pretty girl. at least, in his eyes she was.
 And kidnaps such as this was most likely random hunting, for any
prisez. And these prizes often go to the illegal human auctions. the
black markets.He shook his head to clear his thoughts. Undertaker began
to follow the obvious signs of struggle, and the scent, and anything
else that would lead him to dark.
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Hours
later, his searchings and “hunting” lead him to a seemingly abandoned
building. He entered, immediately heading down the stairs. He paused as
he entered a room, where there was a large crowd gathered. The crowd
circled multiple cages, each cage covered with a sheet. He watched and
waited, hoping that Dark was okay.
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Dark
woke up again in the darkness. Her head didnt hurt anymore, but she
heard many voices outside where she was. what was going on? she could
pick up many scents around he, making her nervous. She closed her eyes
and leaned against the side of the cage. The crowd outside the cage went
silent, and she could hear a man talking. the sheet muffled the voice,
so she couldnt hear the words. She waited a few minutes, putting on her
helpless act.

Soon
enough, the sheet came off her cage and there was a gasp as she was
revealed, tail and ears and all. she looked up helplessly as the man
began speaking again”- and im honored to bring you a human-cat mix! A
rare prize, and a lovely addition to any household, as well as a worthy
sacrifice as you deem fit!” the cage was opened by two other men and she
was dragged out roughly.

Dark
was still for a few minutes as they held her up, showing her to the
crowd. Then she spun around in the mans arms and jumped at hi throat,
biting hard and viciously as she Raked her suddenly sharp nails over his
chest, belly, arms, and face. Wherever she could reach, she would leave
nothing unharmed. She could taste the irony crimson bleeding from the
mans throat as she tore into his neck. She finally let go and jumped
back, wiping his blood off her mouth as the man slumped dead to the
floor.

She
wiped the blood off her mouth and spat out on the ground. She turned
and glared at the man announcing the “prizes”. He stumbled back, terror
in his eyes. She growled angrily, before groaning and holding her ribs.
For sure, they were broken. Undertaker moved around in the shadows of
the room, till he was behind Dark. People were panicking at the sudden
murder of the man and didnt notice the mortician stalking in the
shadows. Dark had fallen unconscious again, slumped on the ground and
holding her ribs. Undertaker creeped out of the shadows and picked her up
amidst the chaos.

He slipped out of the room and left for the morgue, holding Dark close to his chest as he walked.

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When they arrived at the morgue, undertaker set her onto a coffin gently and frowned. He knew she was alive, but he also knew she was in pain. All he could do was try to ease the pain for her and let the ribs mend themselves. He gently stroked the neko girls hair, wanting to hear her purr. "my dear~ you've been awfully brave tonight~" he said softly. He picked her up and took her to her room, carrying her gently. He lay her on the bed, covering her with the blanket as remained unconscious. "poor girl~" He whispered softly, before leaving the room for the front.