Toya needed to know what Kyou had meant. He wouldn’t let Shinbe ‘or anyone else for that matter,’ ever take her away from him. He wasn’t going to lose Kyoko, not if he had the power within him to stop it. She was the only person that could see the real him on the inside, and he knew it. Without her, he would be lost to the demon that raged within him.
Reaching out his hand, Toya touched Kyoko’s warm cheek, caressing her bottom lip with his thumb. Watching her startled expression, Toya knew he was acting different, but he didn't care… it just felt right. He gritted his teeth as his gaze was drawn over her shoulder sensing Shinbe’s approach.
“Bad timing, guardian,” Toya growled, resenting the interruption.
Shinbe skidded to a stop as he turned the corner. Taking a steadying breath, he gua
