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Chapter 4

The party wasn't far so Ridley decided to walk the distance rather than drive. Heaven's knew he had little time for exercise with his classes and if he was going live forever he might as well not be obese, though he wasn't even sure if that was possible due to the healing factor. Perhaps one time a few hundred years from now he would give it a try.

He smirked slightly as he thought ahead in ways that most people just didn't think about. He had to now knowing that this time at the college would seem like a moment as he went on. This of course left him with a frown as he knew then that even if he made friends he would always out live them. If he made to the choice to have children he would most likely be at their funeral.

The weight of the situation always seemed to have a way of seeping into his mind. It was best just to learn to live in solitude like Raine, less people to worry about and less heartbreak to pain the soul.

Reaching the frat house the black fennec saw it was packed with students from the college. Conveniently this particular house was just outside of the campus jurisdiction. This meant that students could do just about anything they wanted which was both a blessing and a curse.

Ridley frowned slightly as Que was nowhere to be seen. He figured he would find a quiet place inside and wait for the other fennec. Reaching the door Ridley found himself surrounded by students all looking at him quietly. Conversations died as he passed by only to be replaced by ones in hushed tones. Why did he agree to come? Surely he could have seen that it would end up this way.

Ridley eventually found his way to an empty room and sat down on a sofa with a soft sigh. He closed his eyes and put his face in his paws. This was a stupid idea thought the fennec over and over again in his head.

"Oh hey lookie here! Blackie decided to try and be a little social," Shouted a familiar and unwelcome voice making Ridley cringe slightly.

Lifting his head the black canine saw Clayton and two of his friends grinning ear to ear as they saw Ridley. The friend to clayton's right was just as big as he, a black wolf with green eyes and short cropped hair. The friend to the left was female hyena with menacing dark eyes and an even more sinister looking grin. She was much smaller than the other two but still clearly had more strength than Ridley.

"Look Clayton I don't want any trouble, I've been through enough already okay," Said Ridley not bothering to stand up.

The tiger laughed shaking his head, "Tali meet Ridley. Ridley, meet Tali. I'm sure you two will get real close like."

Ridley looked up confused but when the door was shut and he was left alone in the room with the hyena he knew what was happening. He frowned and stood himself up shaking his head slowly, "Not gonna happen."

Tali grinned slightly as she was faster than Ridley would have thought. He found himself shoved into the couch as she straddled his hips and smirked, "Oh? I don't know about that little girly boy."

Ridley reached up to push the woman away but she had him pinned back against the couch and she was surprisingly strong. He found himself folding his ears back as she slipped forward and licked his cheek with a chuckle, "Oh I shoulda know they woulda stuck me in with a fag..."

The fennec growled as he opened his eyes and looked her in the face, "Better a fag than a whore!"

Ridley saw the woman lift her arm to bring it across his face but once the strike happened it was like he had fallen into pitch blackness. He felt like he was floating in a great sea of black water. He felt freedom.

The reality of the matter was as the black fennec turned to face the woman recovering from the slap his eyes were black where the whites should have been and the iris had turned crimson. The fennec stood himself up even with the hyena on him and tossed her aside with a low rumbling growl like she was made of paper.

"You are a fool to touch what belongs to me mutt," Said the fennec in a bizarre sort of dual voice that sounded like Ridley while at the same time having a deep feminine tone to it. The red markings that had stopped on Ridley's right arm now were growing rapidly through the fur as soon they could be seen glowing all over his form even as they snaked their way onto his face running a pair of lines over the eyes as well as tangles along his cheeks. It didn't stop there as his hair tips became the same color.

The Hyena looked at the fennec with fear in her eyes as the black and red canine doubled over and with an unearthly yowl a pair of giant bat wings tore out of its back sending useless flesh and blood everywhere as the wounds quickly closed themselves. The wings flicked a few times still dripping blood onto the floor making the hyena scream.

The door flew open and Clayton along with his wolf friend rushed into the room only to look on with shock as well. No one seemed to have an idea of what to do as the fennec looked about at the ones present with a frown speaking again though this time much more of the female voice came through than Ridley's own, "Two birds one stone... how convenient... You trifle with powers you do not understand nor do you have the capacity to do such little mortals. You WILL keep your hands off of what is mine and that includes Ridley."

Spreading the wings is was apparent the changes weren't complete as the body itself changed completely into the female's form not caring that the wings had torn the shirt away leaving her in just the shorts, "Continue on your path and I will destroy your minds showing you things mortal eyes were never meant to behold!"

Tali and her wolf friend were quick to turn tail and run out of the room but Clayton stood his ground as he shook his head, "I don't know what you are but you look like that monster!"

"My brother? Oh my dear I am far greater than that little runt ever hopped to be. Deluded and confused... set on petty revenge," Replied the vixen with a grin as she folded her wings against her back and walked forward, "Well big guy you gonna take a shot or what?"

Clayton growled deeply as he pulled his arm back aiming a punch at the woman's head but a flash of white stopped him. The power of his punch was redirected behind his back where he felt a pair of cuffs were in place. Rukan stood behind him with a frown as she spoke, "Clayton Masters you are under arrest for conspiracy to commit sexual assault, assault, battery, harassment and general misconduct. You have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. As for you... missy..."

The vixen crossed her arms across her chest and smirked slightly, "You won't capture me mother... you know you can't. So what do you want?"

"Answers."

"I'm not giving them."

Rukan growled slightly at the female as her partner. A vixen of matching colors to Rukan in one of the Black Knight uniforms took Clayton away leaving the two alone. Rukan tipped her large brimmed hat with a frown as she spoke, "What do you want Reiko?"

The vixen shook her head slowly, "You don't need to know that. I assure you it will harm no one."

"You can't coddle him Reiko. What are you trying to protect him from," Asked Rukan as she shut the door behind herself. Her eyes were suspicious of the female.

"That's not your affair Rukan. You had your time back at the Cataclysm. Now I've returned to make sure this peace lasts. I was always more clever than he, you know this to be true," Replied the black and red fennec as she flicked her wings a few times.

Rukan shook her head with a frown, "It's his body Reiko..."

"And what of mine mother!? Did you bother to travel down the river to find it? Of course not! The truth is I was the first! I am the undying! Raiden was a hack... a fraud. He used the Yamitsu misplaced by Gwenari," shouted Reiko angrily.

The albino folded her ears back and shook her head, "We know Reiko... I can't take back what happened all that time ago and there is nothing I can do to make you better... please... stop taking over Ridley's life."

"He is mine until the work is done... then I promise you... I will let you bring the phoenix in to finish what needs to be done," Said Reiko softly with a smile. "Though there are side effects just like there were with Raine. His violent tendencies were because of Raiden inside... I'm sure Ridley will start to show more... feminine traits."

"The boy is confused enough Reiko! Don't mess his life up with your vendetta! You'll be just like your brother," Shouted Rukan as the black and red fennec fell over its shape reverting back to that of Ridley though all the marks including the new wings remained.

Rukan ran to the man's side and checked for signs of consciousness. When she found none she sighed heavily hefting the dead weight onto her shoulder and walking back out into the new dispersed party. The students ran the moment they saw the Black Knight van in front it seemed. She walked through the frat house easily with the male over her shoulder only to be stopped at the door by a worried looking yellow fennec.

"Que? Where were you," Asked Rukan as she adjusted the weight on her shoulder.

Que looked to Ridley quickly and frowned, "The marks are all over now... and wings!?"

"Focus boy! Where were you," Asked Rukan again this time sounding a bit more serious than before.

Que shook his head apologetically, "I'm sorry I was on my way here. There was this rabbit with a flat that said she needed my help so I was helping. I got here when the van showed up so I stayed outside."

Rukan nodded slowly as she hefted her shoulder and dropped Ridley on the other fennec, "he'll be fine. He's just unconscious..."

"What happened in there Rukan," Shouted Que as he took the fennec onto his shoulder with a grunt.

She didn't bother to turn as she hopped onto what looked like a custom motorcycle, "That's a matter of Black Knight security. We'll be dealing with witnesses over the next few days."

The van and bike were gone as soon as Rukan kicked the ignition and tore off into the night. Que was left standing there with the dead weight on his shoulder. With a sigh Que started to make his way to his car careful about sitting Ridley in the black leather seat. It wasn't the nicest car but the interior was rather nice for a college student.

Que slipped the seatbelt around the black and red fennec careful of his new wings before walking around the car and sitting down with a sigh. He looked to his companion and shook his head slowly, "What's happening to you?"

The trip back to the campus and dorms was quiet. He was lucky he found Ridley's keys on his pocket he supposed. Unlocking the dorm he carried the fennec up to the bedroom but only then when he turned the lights on did he see Ridley was covered in blood.

Que looked at his shoulder and paws with a frown as he shook his head, "Damnit..."

He carried Ridley to the bathroom and set him in the shower with his jeans still on. Que thought for a few moments speaking to himself, "You barely know him... he probably already knows you're into him... it would be bad for him to wake up to you undressing him Que... Think about it..."

Fighting back that part of his mind Que slipped the fennec's jeans off of him and stood there looking baffled at the black one's choice in underwear. He blinked a few times knowing that he definitely wasn't meant to see this. The black fennec wore a pair of lacy red panties certainly not designed for males.

Que wasn't sure what to make of the situation but snapped back to the reality of his friend covered in blood. He slipped the underwear off the fennec making sure he didn't hurt himself in the shower. He sighed looking at himself now before shaking his head, "might as well..."

The yellow fennec stripped down before shutting the shower door and turning the hot water on. He went about cleaning the black fennec's fur of the rather startling amounts of blood. He was starting to suspect that this was the reason why Ridley was unconscious. He held the black fennec up while scrubbing out the fur and shaking his head slowly with a frown as he spoke, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry I wasn't there when I said I would be..."

The shower was short and only meant to clean off the mess the night had brought them. Seeing bits of Ridley's flesh in the water didn't make Que want to stay in the shower any longer than he had to. Slowly Ridley worked at drying out Ridley's fur before carrying the black fennec to his bed slipping the covers up over him.

Que wasn't sure what he should do at this point. He sat there in the buff next to the bed for the time watching Ridley sleep as he rubbed his chin. He looked to the clock seeing that it was three and frowned. At least it was a weekend and Ridley wouldn't have to worry about classes for another day. The fennec stood himself up but heard a mumble making him turn back to the sleeping fennec.

Ridley turned over and opened his eyes slowly as he nodded, "I know... I know what I have to do..."