Mark of stars

Chapter nine

We came into the club seeing the girl on her knees, her head being held in the hands of the tiger. Her eyes were closed as if she already accepted her fate as prey in this world. But everyone's attention including the tiger who was ready to devour the girl was brought to our attention as a gunshot could be heard from our direction.

We were relieved when we saw the tiger instantly drop the strippers head out of being frightened, without even needing to ask Louis everyone started to gang up on the tiger landing multiple punches to him as the tiger fought back with almost as much force. Everyone in the gang attacked the tiger except Louis and I. We both didn't join them for obvious reason number one Louis was the boss, he told people to deal with someone so he wouldn't have to and the second is that if we joined we could be the tigers next meal.

Louis walked over to the stage as the okapi studied him with a hint of disgust in her eyes, Louis wondered why they did just save her life. But then he realized from all the commotion she must have not seen the Shishigumi, after the crowd had finally run out of the club due to the shots fired and the lions had dragged the tiger away the okapi sparked more clearly. "There's one thing I hate more than carnivores who come here to pity me, it's other herbivores who want to look down on me," She sneered at Louis before the okapi noticed (y/n) who had just walked up behind Louis slowly. He was unaware of (y/n) presence behind him. "Oh, and what are you supposed to be?" she questioned studying (y/n) as she soon started to show a judgmental look. Louis looked back at her now finally recognizing her presence. "Both of you are fare more likely to be eaten in a place like this, especially you." She said looking over at (y/n), Louis couldn't help but slightly move so the okapi could see (y/n) as well. "You two seem young, too young to be here. Go home!" She yelled in a fit of rage and humiliation, Louis just watched her as she complained.

That's when I'd heard enough and was getting tired of this Okapi's attitude considering we saved her life moment ago, I turned leaving the main area to finger the rest of the lions leaving Louis to do whatever needs to be done here. Upon leaving I could feel Louis following me already, I looked behind me for a mere second just to make sure it was him. Louis and I ended up walking down a hallway and then went into a office like room that we could hear chatter come from. That's when I noticed the little mouse yelling a cheetah who was seated in the corner.

Not long after that the lions came back and entered that room as well, Louis stared to discuss what happened just now with the owner of this place, the mouse and soon after we were informed that the cage being removed from the strippers act, was due to a cheetah being jealous of her, Cosmo was the okapis name.

Everyone's head turned as we could all hear the footsteps coming to the door, after we turned our heads we could all see it was Cosmo coming to see what exactly went wrong, "Thank you, Shishigumi." The mouse thanked us once Louis made it clear that he was done there.

Louis fully turned around now facing the okapi, "You told me to go home earlier," he began making intense eye contact, "well, you told us to go home." Louis said gesturing back to (y/n), he took a few steps closer to Cosmo, "This is our home." With that she moved out of his way letting Louis and the rest of the Shishigumi leave the office and then building.

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On the way back Free ended up riding with everyone else in the jeep for reason I didn't know, which left Louis and I to be alone inside my car. I had expected this to be a quite drive back to the hideout but I was quickly proved wrong.

We'd only just left the club when Louis spoke up, "She shouldn't have talked to you like that." Louis couldn't help but feel like he owed her an apology right then. Regardless of what he thought of her, (y/n) didn't deserve to have someone talk to her in such ways.