Fright night

Mortis leaned against him, cheek to cheek as they huddled within that tree. Hikaru felt fear strike him, but he could feel the winged man tense and react to the unknown outside. He could feel his hackles raise and lift his cheek in a snarl as the apparition sniffed and searched outside the tree. He was far too awake to think about sleep, especially when it felt like they might die right here tonight. Mort whispered back to him, echoing how Hikaru felt. Despite the creepy sounds from outside Hikaru warmed.

The shuffling came closer, the sound was louder, and Mortis as best as he could, placed himself in front of the koi man. Hika only just withheld a soft whine as he prayed for the moment to be over. He held his breath and clung to Mortis, ready to fight alongside his friend. Any challenge, any opponent, he would stand beside this man.

"Hikaru"