Caity drops eye contact with Kita as she catches Caity expressing her softer side. She is really cute when she isn't being a total jerk. But, it seems to depend on whether or not she has a reason to be upset at you.
Kita finds herself feeling comfortable around her, in a nostalgic kind of way. One that she can't remember well, but she can feel the familiarity of Caity's touch and the way she makes her feel.
As the group and the two kids run towards the entrance of Ms Eeve's palace-like home, Kita stops in her tracks and contemplates whether or not it is the right time to leave.
"Kita?" Caity asks as she slows down.
"You guys promised Reiku that you'd bring Ms Eeve," Kita says.
"Some things don't go according to plan," Caity says, "We got what we came for,"
"Not exactly," Kita grunts, "One of the kids chose to stay here. Getting Jan and Starlet out of here isn't going to stop the dark one's plan,"
"And what is the dark one's plan?" Caity asks.
"I don't know… but it would be quite the inconvenience to his plan if we took Ms Eeve and Dia with us,"
"What are you two doing?" Raya calls out, "We need to move,"
Kita and Caity pass each other a glance before both nodding their heads.
"We'll catch up with you," Kita says, "Get the kids to Reiku,"
"Where are you going?" Raya asks.
"We're bringing Ms Eeve back with us," Kita responds as she glances at Alex's bleeding leg, "Will he be able to make it back to Reiku's?"
"Yeah," Alex grunts, "Go get Ms Eeve and make it quick. I could really use that magic of yours right now,"
Kita and Caity both nod their heads before turning to go back into Ms Eeve's home. As they run down the hall of the front entrance, they face the two glass displays, each with a steel creature enclosed.
The ape and fox. Kita recalls.
Without a second thought, Kita tenses her fist and sprints towards the glass case holding the Ape.
"Get back!" Kita calls out, prompting the Ape to turn its back towards the glass as Kita throws a hefty punch that splits the display wide open- Throwing shards of glass all over the floor.
She takes her arm out of the display and in the same motion, she throws another punch at the Fox's container- Shattering the glass.
"Thank you," The burly voice of the Ape rumbles as the fox steps beside him, nodding its head.
"Follow the others if you need a place to go," Caity tells them.
"Your kindness will not be forgotten,". The Ape smacks his fist against his chest and grunts before both creatures nod their heads as they turn to follow the others.
Kita and Caity turn down the hall and run past Ms Eeve's kitchen in which each counter is topped with a white marble and accents of gold lining at its edges. Across from the large entryway to the kitchen is a flight of stairs that lead up to the second story of her home.
"Where is she?" Kita asks Caity.
"Her office," Caity calls out as she steps ahead of Kita to lead the way.
Further down the hall, the white-suited bodies of three guards are spread across the floor and the sound of chatter can be heard from the office door at the end of the hall.
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"Don't let them get away!" Ms Eeve yells at the top of her lungs.
Caity readies her dagger and charges at the first guard who exits the room. Leaping up to his chest she wraps her legs around his waist and arms before repeatedly stabbing at the space between his helmet and his neck.
As the guard's body drops to the floor, she jumps off to land on her feet when two more guards step out of the room. Raising the weapons at Caity before she can get in range.
"No you don't," Kita says with her arm raised. Casting a consume spell that draws black smoke from both of the guards' bodies before they too, fall to the floor.
Caity steps into Ms Eeve's office and Kita follows behind her to see a large, dark, wooden desk in the centre of a room with bookshelves stacked all over the walls.
"They got away," Kita chuckles as Ms Eeve notices the two of them and her expression turns to one of concern.
"W-what are you doing here?" Ms Eeve stammers.
"You're coming with us," Caity orders as she steps around the table and grips Ms Eeve's shoulder.
"No!" Ms Eeve yells, smacking Caity's hand off of her.
"Look who gained some confidence," Kita comments.
"I spent plenty of time entertaining you pests," Ms Eeve scoffs, "The fun's over,"
"Oh, but Your Highness," Caity smiles as she grabs Ms Eeve's shoulder again, "The fun is just beginning," Caity pulls Ms Eeve out of her chair and hurls her to the ground. Prompting her to grunt in pain as she crashes to the floor.
"You have a buyer," Kita chuckles, crossing her arms.
Caity lifts Ms Eeve to her feet, holding her by the collar before pushing Ms Eeve towards the door. "Only the gods know why anyone would waste money on you,"
"Jealousy," Ms Eeve scoffs, giving Caity a reason to punch her in the stomach whilst clutching Ms Eeve's collar so she doesn't fall.
"You're a piece of shit that imprisons children and abuses refugees," Caity snarls.
"But not for much longer," Kita adds, "We found the soulless kids you've been abusing,"
Ms Eeve chuckles as she recovers her breath and holds her stomach, "You idiots aren't stealing from me. You're stealing from Vlad,"
"He'll be quite disappointed when he shows up for the trade,"
"You can ask him for yourself," Ms Eeve scoffs, "The trade is today,"
Caity and Kita pass each other a concerned look before Caity starts pushing Ms Eeve towards the door.
"Wait," Kita says, "We need to get Dia,"
Ms Eeve laughs but is quickly silenced by a smack from Caity. Kita briefly regains her bearings of the house and discovers that the door of the cell is most likely on this side of the house.
"Where is it?" Kita demands.
"Where is what?" Ms Eeve asks with a sarcastic ignorance.
Kita raises her hand to intimidate Ms Eeve with the steam emitting from it. She raises an eyebrow and asks one more time. "Where is it?"
Ms Eeve glares at Kita's hand with half-hearted confidence before looking into her eyes and shaking her head. Ms Eeve's sudden conviction is quite a nuisance, and Kita doesn't want to waste time giving this lady what she wants.
The steam from Kita's hand dissipates as she scans the room for any staircases but she can't see beyond the carpeting and bookshelves. She quickly steps forward to place her hand on Ms Eeve's face which prompts her eyes to widen in fear. But, Kita simply focuses on Dia and Ms Eeve's mind as the colourful flares of light beneath her eyelids begin to form the image of the entryway to Dia's cell.
Kita pushes Ms Eeve's face away, noticing the black splotches fade from her eyes that must have appeared as a result of Kita's spell. Without any thought, Kitabsteos beside the desk and lifts the corner of the rub on the floor, revealing a hatch in the ground. She breaks the locks sealing the hatch and pulls it open.
"Get out of here," Kita says to Caity, "I'll be right behind you,"
Caity momentarily hesitates, glancing down the hatch before passing Kita a reserved nod and forcefully guiding Ms Eeve out of the office.
Kita takes the ladder down to a small room where the door to the cell is. She unhinges the locking mechanism and swings the door open, revealing Dia who is patiently sitting on his sheets on the floor, not too far from the hole Kita created earlier.
"What are you doing here?" Dia scoffs. But Kita doesn't respond and simply grabs his hand to drag him out of the cell. "Stop it!"
Dia pulls his arm out of Kita's grasp and raises a hand at her before yelling, "Leave me alone!"
"What're you going to do, kid? Consume my soul?"
The expression on the kid's face briefly shifts to confusion as he realizes that isn't an option, but his resolve is solidified by a new idea that causes Kita concern. Before she can react, a large ball of energy pushes Kita off her feet and sends her out of the door and crashing into the wall beside the ladder.
Kita coughs as she tries to regain her breath, slowly standing back up to her feet and reminding herself that he is just a kid to maintain composure.
"You little shit," Kita grunts, as she wipes away the droplets of blood on her lips.