The New Sacrificial Bride: Prologue
Akari Katsuko is a normal 21-year-old living in Japan. Her parents got divorced, and they didn't love their daughter at all, so they left her all by herself. She had no choice but to live in an apartment. It was awfully difficult for her since she was only a Sophomore in high school. She had a side job, but it didn't pay much for her apartment bills. She chose to live in an apartment close to the lake that comes with a dock. She loves the bench that she regularly sits on it after her usual morning walk. After her morning walk, she sits on that bench and reads her favorite book until school starts.
She takes her usual morning walks around, 7 am in the morning. Why does she take walks in the morning? Well, when the cold breeze touches her face with its icy fingers, her face immediately wakes up. She also likes morning walks because, it's just her, her own thoughts, and the silence surrounding her. She also enjoys where the bench is located because she gets a magnificent view of the lake. It looks like an ocean from where she sits. It's also quite peaceful in the morning, and she can read her books on the bench, and in silence.
But despite her quiet nature at first, she will begin to open up to you. She's enjoys playing video games, and she also watches anime and reads manga. Some of her favorite books she will most likely read at the lake are, Wonder, Warrior Cats, Harry Potter, and The Lord Of The Rings.
She doesn't mind re-reading books. Although she has already read Wonder a million times, if she's bored, she won't mind re-reading it. She loves books more than anything. She loves books as much as video games. She also enjoys making origami, cooking, and is a black belt at Taekwondo. She also has a liking paranormal things and activities. She's also interested in mythological creatures. (Like vampires, etc.)
One day, after taking a nice walk in the morning, Akari goes to the bench she usually goes to and reads her book. After reading for about 30 minutes, she becomes infatuated with the book. She was in her own little world until she heard the timer on her phone go off. "Dang it. I didn't even get that far into the book." She thought. She then realized, she was late for school.
"Oh shoot. I'm going to be late! Maybe if I hurry, I won't be tardy." She rushed off to the bus stop and realized she had missed the bus. "I guess I'll just take my bike." She thought once again. She ran home and got onto her bike. "Being late to school, but getting the chance to read a little more of my favorite book was so worth it! But, I guess I shouldn't get too infatuated with a book often." She thought as she rode her bike quickly to her school.
She ended up getting to her school around 9:30 am. "Great. I've already missed History class from 8:00-8:50. And I'm already 30 minutes late to Geometry class. Awesome." She hurried off to the office to quickly get a tardy slip. She rushed off to Geometry class around 9:40 am. This was really awkward for her since this the first time the top-of-the-class student has ever been late. She apologized to the teacher and explained why she was late and that took ANOTHER 10 minutes. Before she knew it, she already missed History AND Geometry class. Plus, she has to do extra homework since she was absent from 2 of her classes already.
Akari felt like something was off. But, she was too stressed to even think, or notice what it was. She went to all of her classes as usual and used all of her 10-minute breaks to catch up on her homework. She got about half of it done.
After school ends, Akari decides to stay back at school to try to finish a little more of her homework. Her school ends around 5:30 pm. But her school is still open. (Due to club activities, afterschool, and kids who got into detention.) Her school closes around 7:30 pm.
Akari ended up getting all of her homework done within those couple of hours. After that, she went home on her bike. She really wished she took the bus, but she couldn't just LEAVE her bike at school. (In fear someone would steal her bike.) Akari arrived at home at 7:40 pm. Tired and exhausted, she took a 30-minute nap to pass time.
She woke up around 8:15 pm. She checked her bag to see if she could finish her book tonight. But it was missing. She gasped, covering her mouth in shock. "Oh shoot! I must've forgotten it on the bench while I was rushing this morning! I hope no one took the book. It's a very popular book and it's most likely other people will take it… But I must go see if it's still there! I hope it's still on the bench, where I left it this morning." She said.
With worry for her book, Akari rushes quickly to the lake she usually goes to. As she got there, she started to slow down, trying to catch her breath. But, she felt like someone was watching her… No, following her… She turned around, and shouted, "Who's there!" But no one was behind her.
She turned around again but felt a presence behind her. The lake gave off a creepy atmosphere at night. "Maybe I'm just too paranoid. Anyway, if someone tries to abduct me, I'll just kick them in the crotch! Yeah. That's a good idea. It's funny how I just remembered I'm a black belt at Taekwondo AND the one top-students in Japan. If he's stronger than me, I guess I'll have to stay calm and try to outsmart him. Yeah. I think I'll just do that."/
She hurries to the bench and picks up the book. *Sigh* "Thank god it's still here." She checks her phone to see what time it is. "Yikes! 9:00 pm already?! I guess I have to hurry back." As soon as she says that to herself, she feels a pair of cold hands on shoulders.
The mysterious person whispers into her to your ear."You look tasty. You smell good too.~" Akari froze. This is the first time when she was so scared, she froze. "As if this day could get any worse! Think Akari! Kick him in the crotch already!" She tried to do so, but it's obvious the mysterious figure is clearly stronger than her. He pins her against the wall.
He turns her around and sees the petrified looks on her face. The mysterious figure has red hair with green eyes. He smirks at her. Showing the fangs in his mouth. "Alright, Akari. Plan B. Stay calm and outsmart him. But in this situation, how am I supposed to remain calm?!" He licks his mouth, and lifts her chin up and turning it to the side, revealing her neck.
Note From The Author:
Hey guys! Alright, the prologue is going to end here. I usually like to end my chapters (Or prologues) where things get juicy. It makes you want to find what happens next. Don't worry though. I can get one chapter done in a night, or two. But I tend to upload more on the weekends. With that being said, I will see you guys next week! (Or I might post on the weekdays. My post schedules are quite random) ~Alyssa ❤️
