CH27 A Guardian

Toma's POV:

I smelled Mushu in the room as the sun was starting to set, a few hours left to go. I opened my eyes slowly, tired from last night still. My young body doesn't take the long nights well at all anymore. I looked around for Mushu, anger consuming me as I wanted to protect Dmitri. I found him tiny again, going through Dmitri's laid out clothes for tonight. He snuck into his pants pocket and then curled up in them. I sat up quickly and went for the pants, snatching him out and growled. "Go away! We hate you!" He looked at me calmly and then at my fingers.

"You know... I could mark you and then take everything you love. You wouldn't be able to stop me if I marked you," he whispered evilly, laughing. I frowned.

"I'm too young to be marked, idiot. You're supposed to be wise at your older state. You sure are dumb." He purred at me.

"It'd still mess with you if I tried," he teased me. "Besides, if I mark you when you're older and it can stay, I might have