Chapter 1
The guard came as he always did at 5:00 pm ,and opened the slot in the thick, steel door. He looked through the opening and saw the girl sitting on the bed,with her knees tucked under her chin.
" Dinner time." he said none to friendly. The girl didn't move from where she sat. The guard sighed deeply and opened to door. He walked inside carefully with his free hand steady at his nightstick.
" Listen if you don't eat it's gonna get shoved down your throat. Now eat!" He yelled shoving the plate of food two inches from her face. The young girl looked up at him. Her eyes glowing with rage. The guard couldn't reach his stick in time and he passed out; instantly stunned. The girl got up quickly, stepped over the man, checked to see if it was clear and ran out the door. The other guards didn't even see her sneak around the corner. Like a sly fox she flew down the corridors until she reached the exit of the cell halls. There where two guards keeping the door. She was about to form some diversion when the siren went up. They knew she had escaped. She didn't panic ,however, and pressed against the corner of the wall. The guards ,hearing the siren, ran toward her old cell. She smirked at their stupidity and crept toward the door. She had just grabbed hold of the handle when a hand grabbed her shoulder. There was a third guard at watch that she hadn't seen. Instinctly, she stunned the guard as soon as she looked up. Now the other guards had seen her and she flew out the door and down the hall. The men were close to catching her and she tried to run faster; throwing things in their path as she did . To save even more time she created fog in the hall so the men wouldn't see her. She ran passed the lab and out the front door without getting caught ,although there were a few close calls. More guards were hot on her trail and at this time of the night she needed to think of something fast. The moon was high as she fled through the woods. Her bare feet scratching and tearing ,but she didn't care; she just had to get as far away from the buildings as possible. Then she had an idea. There was a high barbed fence at the entrance and the only way to get pass those guards watching the fence was if it rained. And it had to rain hard. She immediatly looked up at the sky and clouds started to form. It then down poured and it started lightning. Have to keep control. Have to keep it strong, she thought. The fence was closer now and she can see the guards running for cover. The big lock that secured the gate shut was electirc. The girl smiled as she herself started to get soaked to the skin with water. She had to aim the lightning straight at the lock. Have to keep control. I can do this. She felt the energy well up inside of her and she aimed the lightning at the lock.
The lock exploded and the fence became electrified. The fence swung open and she heard the guards yelling behind her. She ran threw the fence and down the road. The guards followed and ,not knowing the fence was now electric, accidently electified themselves. Those who managed to get pass the fence ran after the fugitive. The storm she had created was getting stronger every second. Sweat ,along with the rain, streamed down her forehead. Her hair stuck to her face and she quickly wiped it away. Her feet were hurting now and she looked back. A few guards had started to catch up to her, in light of the terrible storm. She had to try to increase the rain and the lightning to ward off the guards and still maintain control of the storm. She ran toward the edge of the road, sent a few bolts their way ,and ran into the trees. She felt her second wind form in her lungs and ran as fast and hard as she could; still sending a few lightning bolts at the guards. She ran as fast and far as she could, not daring to slow down. She knew she had to be at least a half a mile from the buildings now and guessed the guards fell behind. The girl looked back just to make sure she had completely lost the guards and that was a mistake. That moment she scraped her foot agianst sharp rock as she came onto a hidden dirt road and lost control of the lightning as she felt the pain of the cut. A bolt of lightning struck her dead in her path and she was instantly knocked unconcious.
Akito looked outside of the cabin's window. The man sighed as he saw the flashes of lightning and the impact of the rain on the ground. The weather report had lied today. Akito had been in the cabin for two weeks now, trying to recover from the stress of his family. Now he was sick of being locked up in here and not being inside his own house. He looked at the corner of the room where the phone sat ontop of a antique side table. Akito walked over to it and dialed Hatori's number.
"Hello?" Hatori said answering his phone.
"Hatori, I'm coming back home."
"The storm is starting to pick up. Just wait until tomorrow and-"
"I'm coming now." Akito hung up the phone and grabbed his bag. He quickly put on his coat and walked out the door. It was raining very hard now, as Akito got into his car and started it. He drove out of the driveway and started down the dirt road. He hadn't gone very far when he saw something on the side of the road. He pulled over, got out of his car and as he stepped closer, he noticed it was a young girl. She wore a ripped white night gown (although covered in mud)and no shoes. He peered closer and saw that her feet were bleeding and she had a large cut on one of them. Akito also noticed the tree next to her had been struck by lightning. Its trunk was split in half and a soft glow from embers inside of it confirmed his suspition. She must have been hit to, Akito thought. The girl didn't move or make a sound. She just laid there breathing softly. He couldn't leave her here, no matter how much he wanted to. Akito picked up the girl bridal style and walked back to his car. This girl weighes almost nothing, he thought opening the car door with one hand. He placed the child in the back seat as gently as he could, hopped back in the drivers seat ,and drove off.
Hatori waited by the door of the Sohma house. He couldn't believe Akito would actualy consider driving in this unpredicted storm. Hatori sighed deeply and walked over to the little side table and chair. He sat down and put his hands in his head. Why wouldn't Akito ever listen to him? Akito might be the head of the Sohma family ,but he is still ill and needed o be taken care of to. Suddenly he heard a car pull up in the long driveway and Hatori stood up quickly. He hear one-two, doors open and close. The confused man opened the wood door for Akito only to see and unconcious little girl in his arms. Hatori's heart did back flips as he eyed the girl in horror. He let Akito come in side. The man was soaked with water and dripped on the rug as he entered the house.
" Who-Where-" Hatori couldn't even finish his sentence. He could just watch as Akito stepped into the house holding the lifeless little girl in his arms.
" I believe she was struck by lightning. I found her on the road to the cabin." Akito explained. Hatori went into doctor mode and took the girl from Akito, being careful not to hold her to close to his body, in fear he might transform.
" Lets take her upstairs." Hatori said walking to the staircase. Akito followed him in quickened steps.
" Take her to the room next to mine." Akito told Hatori as they traveled through the house. Hatori looked over his shoulder and nodded. They made their way to the room and Akito opened the door for Hatori as the man waked in. Hatori instantly laid the girl on the bed and left to go get his doctor kit. Akito sat on the bed next to the little girl. She was deathly skinny and looked so tiny in the torn, oversized nightgown. Her hair was like a pink rats nest and her cream colored bangs were horribly uneven. Akito laid a gentle hand on the girl's arm. She was cold as ice. Hatori came back in and hurried to the bed side. Akito left the room while Hatori began his work.
Hatori first checked the girl's pulse, then her heart beat . She didn't have a fever ,but she could have hypothermia. He quickly dressed her wounds and bound her bleeding foot. Then he gave her a syrienge in her left arm. She flinched but relaxed as the needle came out. As he was working he noticed a few other signs that the girl had been injected before, and many mnay times at that. Hmmm...he thought. After he had done all he could do for her, he wrapped the girl in a heated blanket and set her to rest. Hatori moved a strand of hair from her delecate face. She was a very beautiful little girl, indeed. Hatori walked out of the room and turned off the light. To his surprise Akito was waiting outside the room. The man was leaned up against the wall and was looking down. Akito lifted his head to the sound of Hatori leaving the room and looked at him expectantly. Hatori sighed and closed the door completely.
" There are signs that she had been struck by lighting. Also she might have hypothermia so I gave her medicine and a warm blanket. Hopefully she wakes up tomorrow and we can get her some suitable clothes for this weather." Hatori explained. Akito nodded, his face emotionless.
" Then she will stay." he said evenly. With that he left Hatori and went into his room. Hatori just stood there for a moment. Since when is Akito, hospitable? He thought. Hatori just shrugged it off and then walked to his own room. As he got ready for bed a sudden thought crossed his mind. Where did this little girl come from?
