Busted

Cherry stood in front of the three demons. She looked as if she was going to cry. The three demons kept eyeing her. Kuroito just gave off a small smile. �Who wants to be the one to break the news?� he asked. Both ladies kept silent.

�I won�t let you!� Cherry cried. Foxy tried to smile. �Calm down, child.� she softly ordered. That never helps. Cherry began screaming. All three demons became annoyed. Francesca couldn�t stand anymore. She marched over to the crying child and bitch-slapped her hard. The cupid-chan stopped crying and looked up. Fran was still frowning bitterly.

�Nobody�s going to kill the little twit!� the assassin snapped. Cherry kept staring at her. �Really?� she whimpered out. Fran looked at the other two demons. Foxy and Kur said nothing. �At least, I�m not.� the wolf reassured. Cherry looked at Kur and Foxy. �You wouldn�t kill Sakura, would you?� she asked tearfully. The demons kept quiet. The cupid-chan kept watching. Foxtrot stepped forward. �Come on Cherry,� she said at last. �We�ve got to talk.�

�Mission to save the whole mystic race?� the cupid-chan asked in shock. All three demons nodded. Cherry paused for moment. Then she asked, �Why?� Francesca, Kuroito, and Foxtrot just couldn�t answer that question straightforward. To tell the truth, no one knew the right reason. Not much information was even given to them. So, how could it even be true?

�Are you going to really kill Sakura?� Cherry asked again sickly. Fran, Foxy, and Kur became silent again. This time for the first time ever, Cherry was both annoyed and angry! �Well,� she snapped. �Answer me! Are you or aren�t you going to kill Sakura-sama?!? Tell me the truth now!!!�

The three demons sat there shocked. Never had Cherry ever lost her temper about anything. Did Sakura have that much affect on their lives? And if so, how? It didn�t matter now. Francesca, Foxtrot, and Kuroito had the answer they needed.

�No!� they all called in unison. Cherry began drying her eyes. �You promise?� she whimpered out. �Yes!� the other three replied. Cherry tried to smile. �Thanks.� she said in a sound voice.

Then, something donned on Francesca. �Others could try to kill the annoying twit as well!� she pointed out. The others looked up at her. �She�s right.� Kur agreed. �So what should we do?� Cherry asked nervously. All paused for a moment. Then, Foxy suggested, �Well, we�ll have to protect the little deer.� This seemed to life everyone�s spirits. �I�ll be happy to protect Bambi!� Kuroito spoke up. Fran glared at him crossly. Kur gave her an innocent schoolboy look. �I�ll protect Sakura-sama!� Cherry blurted out. �At any cost!� �Good.� said Foxy. All turned to Fran. �Well,� Kur said. �Are you going to help us?� The wolf looked away. Silence passed. �Fine.� she mumbled. Kur leaned in closer. �What, pretty thing?� he asked seductively. �Fine.� Fran said a little louder. �What?� the leech asked again. �FINE!!!� Francesca yelled out. �I�LL DO IT!!!!� The other three mystics smiled. �Then it�s settled.� Foxy addressed. �We protect Sakura to no end!� �Yeah!!!� Cherry called out in bliss. Kur smirked to himself. Francesca just rolled her eyes annoyed. �Aw crap,� she thought. �What the hell have I gotten myself into?� The wolf sighed and rolled her eyes again. This was really going to destroy her image.

See You in Space, Wolf