Sleepless I dream of the day [m]

Charon did not stop snapping his teeth when he felt them graze Dante's muzzle; only when he accidentally hit Dante with one of his paws he stopped and managed to scramble to his feet. He panted as he got to his feet, exhausted from the struggle -- but glad that it had been effective. Charon was not given much rest, for just as he licked Dante's blood from his lips he saw Dante approach again.

Although he tried to move out of the way by swaying his body to the side, Charon was not fast enough and he felt Dante latch onto his back. The zing of pain running through his spine caused Charon a loud yelp, and he sank through his hind legs at the impact, nearly toppling over again and unable to respond in kind because of the intense pain.