• After a few minutes the scents came closer. I showed all my teeth, I started to growl, but Akio shhh...me and assured me that everything is all right and to calm down. We walked a little further, and then Akio and iIstopped, I guess the Guards are coming to us. After a few seconds, I saw them. They were definitely foxes. 'Great!' i sarcastically thought, now what kind of powers do they have??'
    "Hey, I know them," Akio said. "The one on the right with the long white hair is Aicio, and the one on the left is his partner or buddy, whatever you want to call him, his name is Ciodiak."
    "What are their powers??" I asked.
    "I don't know," He said."I'd never seen them do it, and no one talks about it." They soon approached us. They kept their distance, especially from me.
    "Hixe," said Aicio. 'What???' i thought. What kind of language is that?? Fox Gibberish??
    "Hixe," Akio responded.
    "Yox ux rexadee?" Aicio asked. Akio nodded. What the hell happened to plain English?? God, this specie are freaks!
    "Is that what you think," Akio asked me. "That we are a bunch of freaks?" Akio heard my thoughts.
    I Answered truthfully"Yes." He just went back to what he was looking at and didn't say anything. It was a quiet walk to the Royal's Gate. I was looking around in the forest. I saw a couple of squirrels and a few birds. When the squirrels and the birds saw me they went away has fast has they could. I just looked down and sighed, not even natural animals like me.
    Akio said, "Don't worry they are just not used to you, yet. They'll eventually will become less scared." So Akio wasn't kidding when he said he could talk to animals. Ciodak looked at me, AGain!!!! He has been taking glimpses at me ever since we started. When we met he just glared at me like I was a monster or something. Which is understandable but I'm not going to hurt him or Aicio.
    "Akio, can you please tell Ciodak that I'm not going to hurt them." I pleaded.
    "Wish I could but they don't trust any of us. Aicio keeps looking over his shoulder too." Akio said. I sighed. 'Great I'll probably get this look from who ever sees me.' I thought. This day is going to be chaotic. I wonder how I was going to get through this day, with all the glaring eyes and the chaos of me being human first, then a freak. Aicio said out of nowhere," We'x arxe alxmoxt txexe." I turned to Akio for translation.
    "we are almost there," Akio said in English. I mouth "O".


    Hixe = Hello
    Yox ux rexadee = Are you ready
    We'x arxe alxmoxt txexe = We are almost there
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    It was getting darker, but I could still see everything. I wonder if my eyes looked the same because I could see everything perfectly. Everything looked so clear to me. Something grabbed my wrist. It was Akio."Just in case you get scared," Akio said.
    "Good idea," I responded. Aicio looked at us, then he turned his head to the path.
    "Plus," Akio whispered in my ear this time,"It shows that you won't hurt anyway, it also shows that you have self-control of yourself, and your not leaving my side, while we're here."
    "We're almost there, aren't we?" I said.
    He nodded. "Just stay calm, and nothing terrible is going to happen to you," he said.
    "You mean not has terrible has that night in te woods," I corrected him. Akio just looked down and said nothing. I just looked straight ahead, and then looked and Akio and said "Sorry, for being rude." He forgave me and told me that it wasn't my fault. The Guards were getting frustrated, I bet they wish they understood what we were saying. I wasn't gonna hurt them or anything, they'll probably do more damage than me, they probably know a lot more moves than I do, and break my neck before I could even do something, but then again I still have that paranoia from my human years. I learned that I didn't have much strength by arm-wrestling with Yori and Etsuka. And what I learned from that, I learned that Etsuka is sure damn strong. I only won 3xs against Yori, none against Etsuka. So I will not have a chance against these guys. They are probably all muscle. I heard a sounds and some lights up ahead.
    "We're here." Akio said. My stomach got all jittery. He tightened his hand around my wrist.
    "Try to relax." Akio said. The guards stopped.
    Axr ux suxr shxe'x reaxxy?" Aicio asked Akio. " Cax Shxe conxtolx herxxsa?
    Shxe woxnt hxaro anyxxna?
    Shxe woxnt da anytxinxg anx shexe caxx conxtolx herxxsa, boxta shxe haxa trusta isxuex axd getx scarxda eaxila." Akio said.
    They nodded and looked at me like I better be on my best behavior and gave me a deadly warning look. I only nodded, I didn't know what to do. We started walking again. What the were they saying?
    You won't hurt them, right? Akio asked.
    "Of course, I won't. I want them to like me, not to see me has a threat or a monster." I explained. I looked straight at ahead. I saw the gate. I stopped in shoke, I gasped. Everyone looked at me like I was an idiot or something, but I couldn't help it. This was nothing that I've seen before. It was so strange. The gate was carved into well...I don't know what.
    "What the hell is that?" I asked everyone in English.
    "Its..uh VIxXia." Akio answered. “I'll explain everything later." I just shook my head up and down a couple times until Akio stopped me.
    "Calm down," Akio said. I took a couple of deep breathes, it helped.
    "You know u say that a lot," I stated.
    "That’s because you won't stay calm." Akio answered.
    We approached this..thing that, that is called a gate. The people kept their distance and gave me cold eyes. I just looked down and looked at the gate so i couldn't see their faces. The people are really judgemental or have protection issues, or both. The guards and a lady who was by the gate..thingy were talking.
    "She's the one who will be leading us." Akio said to me.
    "I hope, Aicio and Codiak, mention that I won't hurt anyone," I said.
    "They said that you kept to yourself, which you do around people or not." Akio stated. "and they said that you also get scared easy, like a newborn fox going out into the woods for its first time." Akio said."Well it kinda was, except I'm not I wasn't a newborn." I said. "Well..at least that didn't change from my human life," I said.
    "What’s that??" Akio asked.
    "Being on guard for any danger." I answered. Akio just stood there grinning and shook his head. The lady who will be leading us asked Akio something that gibberish language of theirs.
    "Ready to go?" he asked.
    "Do you want the truth or lie?" I asked. Akio just rolled his eyes.

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    axrux suxr shex'x reaxxy? = Are you sure she's ready?

    Shxe caxx conxtolx her xxsa? = Can she control herself?

    Shxe woxnt hxaro anyxxna? = She won't hurt anyone?

    Shxe woxnt da anytxinxg anx shxe caxx conxtolx herxxsa boxta shxe haxa trusta isxuex axd getx scrxda eaxila = She won't do anything and she can control herself, but she has some trust issues and gets scared easily.