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edited & improved by camii-chan

writer: xxXAnimeFreakAlertXxx (me!)

CHAPTER 1 : RUNNING AWAY


"GET BACK HERE, YOU DIRTY LITTLE BITCH!" a man's voice roared in the distance.

I picked up my pace, trying to put as much distance between the voice and myself as possible. My feet splashed against the cold, wet ground as I hurried towards an immense dark forest that loomed over what was the Sohma estate. Rain fell heavily over the vast land, falling even heavier as a storm started to form. The rain made me weak, it drained out my energy. But as much as I wanted to lie down in the ground and rest for an eternity, I kept running.

As soon as I set foot inside the dark forest, I climbed the nearest tree. I sat, panting and soaking wet, in one of the highest branches of the tree and watched as five men in raincoats rushed into the forest, armed with flashlights and tranquilizer guns. The bright lights that emanated from the flashlights darted around the forest, searching - for me.

"Where did that brat go?" a tall man hissed.

One of the other men, much smaller and leaner than the first, shook his head. "I'm sorry, but the girl is long gone."

The tall man hissed in frustration.

Another man, whose appearance was similar to the first's, shook his head and said, "Let's head back. Akito is waiting for the news."

One by one the men started to fall back and return to the Sohma estate. The tall man hesitated as the others left, but reluctantly followed. Making sure that they were all gone, I slowly descended the tree, and as soon as my feet were on the ground I was running again.

In a few minutes an electrical feeling began to course through my body. Even though there was barely any energy left in my body, I began to run faster as I began transforming into my animal, adrenaline rushing through my veins. Then suddenly, a dim light came into sight. The pale yellow light emanated from a house in the distance that I had failed to notice before. The closer I got to the house, more adrenaline surged through my veins.

But as I entered the clearing, everything around me seemed to slow down and all of a sudden all the adrenaline within me vanished. Anything that had been left of my energy diminished instantly. My vision blurred, and everything seemed to move in circles around me. My legs gave away, and I fell to the ground. I tried to get back up, but my body was too weak, and I fell back to the ground. I heard a weak poof around me and my body weakened even more, until my body went limp.

And then everything went black.


So, what do you think? Pretty good, huh? ;) But I feel as if I could've given it a better ending, but whatever. It's better than nothing (: Oh, well, Happy New Year 2 everybody!! :D