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MOARSPOILERSMOARSPOILERSGAHHHH~
Tell me if this needs to be matured for the blood.

SSH Chapter 28
By *Chico-2013

[. . .] For the first time in what felt like years, a small smile cracked the weakened vesture of Tom's expression, and in an attempt to get a glimpse at his new friend in the darkness, he forced his tired eyes open once more. He held them open and blinked furiously until finally it came into view, and Tom was shocked to find himself only mildly surprised that a dark brown hawk with piercing yellow eyes was kneeling beside him. He then discovered that the blinding bits of light before were streaks of moonlight that broke through the canopy of trees above. He was outside. Once he realized this he soon began to catch the sounds of whippoorwills calling to each other through the gloom, and the high whine of crickets in the tall grass. Tom smiled again and looked back towards the hawk, who had pressed his hand against his chest again, the expression on his face telling Tom that he had feared that he had passed on during his lapse of silence. The feline's jaws worked as he tried to form words, but they were clumsy in his mouth, and his body refused to spend precious oxygen on speech; but he ignored this and forced out a raspy groan, "……y…..you're………..t…..ha….t……hawk……"

The hawk nodded and answered before Tom could speak again, "…I…I know. You gotta believe me though….I'm different now. I'm not in that gang anymore." A look of disgust flitted across the hawk's face for a split second, and then he continued, "I left the school….and I found this warehouse….and heard those people talking about you. So…when that female cat was dragged off and the other guy left, I snuck in and cut you down. He was going to throw you to those creatures of his, leaving you for dead." Tom chuckled weakly, closing his eyes again, "……m…might….as…..well….be….."

Rano bent closer to the cat and lifted his head slightly, gently keeping him as comfortable in the grass as he could. The old guitar lay still in its case not far away, as did the beret Tom always wore. Rano lifted his hands from Tom's body and leaned back on his talons, his eyes searching his broken body, terrified and unsure of what to do. This hawk was not a bad person in the least; he had just been drawn into the wrong crowd, and after realizing what it was managed to escape from its clutches before it was too late. Now however, his conscious was like a hungry wolf eating him relentlessly from the inside out. So saving this poor man's life was the best thing he could think to do, but it may already be too late….

The night air was suddenly rent with a horrible sound as Tom choked, coughing hard as a sudden hardness seemed to enclose his throat. Rano jumped violently and came closer to Tom again, crying with terror as he struggled to draw breath again, "Oh…Sir, are you alright? Sir!?" Dark crimson suddenly flowed in a fountain from his jaws for a split second, staining his front, and then it was over, and his head fell again back against the grass. Tom remained this way and made no attempt to move anymore, his eyes locked onto the pale image of the rising moon. A permanent smile etched upon his face, he took a measured deep breath and murmered softly, "…..you….done good for….me kid. …..Thank you… ….we…..we'll……meet again."

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You totally didn't see another entry comin', did ya. xD

This has to be one of the most memorable scenes from Chapter 28 (along with the revealing of Malachi). It was crazy sad and descriptive, as you can tell if you read the section above. The thing that makes it most touching is that these two don't even know each other... They both just happened to run into the wrong place at the wrong time.

I tried CRAZY hard to make the background half decent, but it still looks too light. I need to add darker shadows. o__o Whenever I place them, though, they don't look right. If anyone could give me some tips, that'd be nice~

Hope you like!

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Rano, Tom, and SSH copyright

Art copyright (NO STEALZ.)

Description
MOARSPOILERSMOARSPOILERSGAHHHH~
Tell me if this needs to be matured for the blood.

SSH Chapter 28
By *Chico-2013

[. . .] For the first time in what felt like years, a small smile cracked the weakened vesture of Tom's expression, and in an attempt to get a glimpse at his new friend in the darkness, he forced his tired eyes open once more. He held them open and blinked furiously until finally it came into view, and Tom was shocked to find himself only mildly surprised that a dark brown hawk with piercing yellow eyes was kneeling beside him. He then discovered that the blinding bits of light before were streaks of moonlight that broke through the canopy of trees above. He was outside. Once he realized this he soon began to catch the sounds of whippoorwills calling to each other through the gloom, and the high whine of crickets in the tall grass. Tom smiled again and looked back towards the hawk, who had pressed his hand against his chest again, the expression on his face telling Tom that he had feared that he had passed on during his lapse of silence. The feline's jaws worked as he tried to form words, but they were clumsy in his mouth, and his body refused to spend precious oxygen on speech; but he ignored this and forced out a raspy groan, "……y…..you're………..t…..ha….t……hawk……"

The hawk nodded and answered before Tom could speak again, "…I…I know. You gotta believe me though….I'm different now. I'm not in that gang anymore." A look of disgust flitted across the hawk's face for a split second, and then he continued, "I left the school….and I found this warehouse….and heard those people talking about you. So…when that female cat was dragged off and the other guy left, I snuck in and cut you down. He was going to throw you to those creatures of his, leaving you for dead." Tom chuckled weakly, closing his eyes again, "……m…might….as…..well….be….."

Rano bent closer to the cat and lifted his head slightly, gently keeping him as comfortable in the grass as he could. The old guitar lay still in its case not far away, as did the beret Tom always wore. Rano lifted his hands from Tom's body and leaned back on his talons, his eyes searching his broken body, terrified and unsure of what to do. This hawk was not a bad person in the least; he had just been drawn into the wrong crowd, and after realizing what it was managed to escape from its clutches before it was too late. Now however, his conscious was like a hungry wolf eating him relentlessly from the inside out. So saving this poor man's life was the best thing he could think to do, but it may already be too late….

The night air was suddenly rent with a horrible sound as Tom choked, coughing hard as a sudden hardness seemed to enclose his throat. Rano jumped violently and came closer to Tom again, crying with terror as he struggled to draw breath again, "Oh…Sir, are you alright? Sir!?" Dark crimson suddenly flowed in a fountain from his jaws for a split second, staining his front, and then it was over, and his head fell again back against the grass. Tom remained this way and made no attempt to move anymore, his eyes locked onto the pale image of the rising moon. A permanent smile etched upon his face, he took a measured deep breath and murmered softly, "…..you….done good for….me kid. …..Thank you… ….we…..we'll……meet again."

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You totally didn't see another entry comin', did ya. xD

This has to be one of the most memorable scenes from Chapter 28 (along with the revealing of Malachi). It was crazy sad and descriptive, as you can tell if you read the section above. The thing that makes it most touching is that these two don't even know each other... They both just happened to run into the wrong place at the wrong time.

I tried CRAZY hard to make the background half decent, but it still looks too light. I need to add darker shadows. o__o Whenever I place them, though, they don't look right. If anyone could give me some tips, that'd be nice~

Hope you like!

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Rano, Tom, and SSH copyright

Art copyright (NO STEALZ.)