Based off of "Child's Play,"by Gothika. Excuse the error and other lack of proper writing, I was a bit rushed when writing this. I hope you enjoy Chapter one!
Where are my eyes? Where is my lip? Why is there a place? Cold darkness is here...
Rin's POV
Running, running. I had to keep running through the forest, or he would catch up to me. I shouldn't have wondered into the forest this late, I should've known better than to go looking for food at this hour.
I knew I couldn't run forever, and eventually my poor feet would give in and let me be fresh meat for the Fox and other forest animals who are looking for a snack. But I couldn't give up now. If I gave up, who would care for my sister? We were just sister rabbits, living on our own. Being the younger sister, she wouldn't last the winter, I was the one who would always scavenge for food. I couldn't be eaten, I couldn't let her suffer on her own.
In that moment, I could see her in my head, a smile booming on her face.
"Sis, c'mon! One more game of hide and seek! C'mon it'll be quick!" Her words echoed in my head from a past time, the happy way she had always begged me to play more games even though I was dead tired. Her smile is what drove me to continue, her happiness..
But before I knew it, the vision of my sister faded, and the trees started to become narrower and narrower. I knew I hit a dead end.
There's no place to run, no place to hide…
I desperately nudged at the ground, looking for any kind of place to conceal myself, but I knew it was too late.
My time is up. I thought, panting fiercely. And no sooner did I reach the end did that fox arrive, panting as well, smacking its lips over how proud it was to catch such a nice rabbit like myself.
"What a fine meal you'll make." He said, beginning to approach me in a wicked fashion."I'll be sure to enjoy you slowly...Ripping your muscles off on by one as you scream...I love a meal that pleasures me in many ways." He giggled sadistically.
Terror caused an extra surge of panic through my body, but I didn't move. The second I moved a muscle, I knew he would suck his large fangs into my flesh, sealing my fate. I begun to tremble, as I was thinking about this, trying to hold my own breath to hope that he would walk far, far away. Each second felt like ages, staring back into his cold eyes that I knew were hungry. Eyes that made me certain I was done for.
"Please...p-please don't eat me..." Shaking, I fell to the ground, covering my eyes to prepare for the end. I just hoped it would be over quickly.
The fox greedily chuckled as he proceeded closer and closer now a few feet away.
I'm sorry, sister...
From closer in the forest, he pranced. Running closer to where my fate seemed sealed, all of a sudden, a grunting noises and the sounds of fierce rustling. Opening my eyes, that's when I saw him.
It was a wolf, who emerged clearly from the forest.
But for some reason, this wolf was being hostile not towards me, but towards the Fox who had just set his eyes on me. Clawing and scratching at, he was surely stronger than this Fox, causing him to groan in Pain with each attempted slice on his skin.
What was going on? Why were the fighting?
"Now," I thought to myself. "Now's your chance to run." But I couldn't. My feet were locked in place, still trembling in fear. .
Stupidity killed me, not these beasts.
After a few minutes of fighting, The fox, bleeding and injured, whimpered as it ran away. I had been saved by this wolf, but I would probably be devoured by this wolf as a consolation prize.
"What a pussy." The wolf panted under his breath. He turned around, realize I was still cowering in the corner. Our eyes locked, revealing his light, azure eyes staring at me. In that instant, my heart sank deep into the pit of my stomach.
"Hey." His deep voice echoed through the forest, causing me to flinch. His voice was not menacing, unlike the fox. It was soft, almost comforting, although it could do anything but. Visible, he was a slender, tall figure. Probably 6 feet at least, blonde hair that reflected the moonlight. I could even say he would be handsome, silky skin yet soft furry ears sticking from self cut holes in his top hat.
"Young Rabbits like you shouldn't be out this late at night. Scary things happen in the forest when it gets dark, young missy." He said with a faint smile, stepping a bit closer to me. I was petrified by this, but knew I couldn't remain silent. I had escaped death once, and now with this second chance, maybe I could fool him.
"I...I'm sorry..."I stuttered."...I didn't mean to bother you..." I muttered under scared breath. Tilting his head slightly, his smirk turned into a concerned frown.
"Little miss, you're not bothering me," he shook his head."It seems like I'm bothering you. Is that right?"
"N-no! You're not bothering me. I s-shouldn't have wondered around I'm sorry..." I was fully prepared for round two of being eaten, when instead, I heard him break out into booming laughter, the most sincere kind of laughter. That's when the wolf took the initiative to get down to the ground where I had fallen down. He gently placed his hand against my cheek, and our eyes locked, causing his smirk to emerge once again. Leaning close to my ear, I felt his warm breath as he opened his mouth. At the moment in time, fooling him had escaped all plans I had.
"Please don't be afraid. I'm not going to harm you."He pulled away, making full eye contact with me once more, but this time, the shallowness in his eyes were gone. The dead, hungry eyes I saw before with the fox were replaced with gentle, welcoming ones. And all of a sudden, I stopped trembling. My mind went blank, although my heart was still beating at an insane pace. What was happening? The fear and anxiety of being eaten had vanished, and now such things didn't seem to matter to me. Rather, things such as that didn't seem possible. Although he was an evil, condescending carnivore that ate rabbits like me everyday, it didn't seem possible.
Not tonight, I would not be eaten tonight.
He pulled away, helping me back on my feet as he stood up.
"Now, I really think I should escort you out of this forest. You might get eaten." He chuckled, likely out of irony. Now that the panic had vanished, all that I could feel was confusion. Why had I felt such comfort towards a dangerous person? Still, I kept my guard up, sensitive to each sudden move he would make. Before I could even make any objections to his request, he gripped my hand tight, and grinned. Before even taking a second to see my reaction, he begun to make his way out of the dense trees, dragging me along with him. His hand was warm, soft like silk, comparing to my cold, tiny hand he was holding. His own scent was so strong that it begun to make me feel sick, yet it was not a scent of disgust or of gross odor. It was a scent that I could only describe as his own scent, the scent that I had begun to associate with this moment. And so, together, we had begun to travel out of the dark forest.
The walk seemed like hours, each step feeling excruciatingly long. Yet at the same time, I did not feel in danger. I felt strangely...safe. Each dark tree we would pass by that hid another silhouette of something unknown, seemed less scary to me. His warm hand guided me, making sure that I didn't stray too far. Regardless if this protectiveness was the kind of protectiveness you have over your next supper didn't matter to me. Nothing seemed to matter to me at the moment. Not my life, not my sisters, not anything. My fate was in his hands.
"Are you afraid, young missy?" He asked politely."You are indeed in the presence of a wolf."
"I don't feel afraid anymore," I muttered, shaking my head. "I don't know how but I just don't." His head cocked to the side a bit, turning his head to look at me. I quickly evaded his glance.
"Is that so…"He whispered in a low tone."Aren't you afraid I'm going to eat you?¨
There was a small pause.
"I'm...not afraid." I said, looking toward the ground as we walked on."I'm not afraid, because you won't eat me."
He chuckled once more, looking back at the path ahead of us.
"Now, I don't think I'd ever hear a rabbit say such a thing so certainly in the midst of a wolf. You're...quite an interesting one, young missy." Just as he said this, it seemed as if his grip became tighter on me.
Once we finally reached the end of the dark forest where the moonlight shone clearly through the meadow, he stopped. The moon was halfway showing, and ever-still showing the beauty of the wide open space ahead.
"Well, we've made it out of the forest, and I'm afraid I can't go any further at this time."He said, stopping and gazing at the moon. His grip had seemed to slowly begin to ease, almost as if it seemed like a hard ordeal to let go off my hand. Then, his fingers slowly wiggled free, and his arms resumed back at his side. Although his hand had escaped my grasped, his warm hand still lingered on my skin.
He continued to stare at the moon blankly, as if waiting for it to fall out of the sky and catch it. His mind was somewhere else at the moment, somewhere far, far away. But then, like a switch going off, he turned his head back to me and grinned.
"Well, young miss, it seems like you were right. I didn't eat you after all." I anxiously nodded, as the wind blew gently against my hair and sundress. At that moment, the only sound that echoed was the wind, the wind between us for what seemed like too long of a time.
"Hey, may I ask your name, young missy?" He asked, breaking the silence.
"Rin,"Hesitating, I replied."May I ask yours, big bad wolf?"
He chuckled.
"Len."
There was another moment of silence as the wind begun to howl once more.
"Will we meet again?" I asked. Looking to the ground, he begun to turn away from me. His slim body seemed to glisten in the moonlight as his profile was slightly shrouded in shadow.
"For sure." He smirked, turn his head toward me one last time.
And just as quick as he appeared, he was gone, gone with all the wind that had filled the air that night. But what lingered was his scent, his strong scent that had seemed to latch itself onto me that day. And I knew, I was addicted.
Len...
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy what I have so far.
The next chapter will be Len's POV.
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