Darkness. It surrounded her, smothering her as she ran through the trees. Her breathing and rapid heartbeat all she could hear though the night was alive with other noises none reached her ears since the ponding heart silenced all else. For her, their wouldn't be another tomorrow if she didn't keep running. she knew they were gone, but she wasn't going to slow down 'run, don't slow down, don't look back, just. Keep. Running.' as the last words of her mother rung in her head keeping her moving fuelling her like energy, tears threatened to spill from her large brown eyes as the memory kept replaying in her head. The gun, the men and her mother, urging her to run. She knew she needed to rest, she had been running for three days straight, stopping occasionally to drink from a stream which isn't enough for a 7 year old child but other than that she ran the further she ran the closer to safety she came. She hoped. She knew that the man she needed lived in the block of flats up ahead, she had visited him on many occasions and knew this is where she needed to go, to hide and most of all survive.
As she neared the flats she looked around. The road was clear, no pedestrians walked by so she ran up the stairs and knocked on his door. He had to be in. she knocked again more urgently this time, tears threatening to spill once again.
A light turned on in the window and the door opened:
'Raven-chan, what're you doing here?' Why are you covered in dirt?' her eyes widened at the girl now named Raven
'Haru-chan, Where's your Otosan?' The girl's voice broke on the last part causing Haruhi to pulle the girl inside, shutting and locking the door before going to get her Dad. When he came out he took one look at the girl and nodded. He knew what had happened for her to be here, and he knew what he had to do.
'Haruhi, can you go run Raven a bath? Im going to fix her something to eat and talk with her for a bit, okay?' Haruhi went to the bathroom and next thing, the water was heard running.
'Raven, you must understand what has happened, now you're going to have to fit in with Haruhi and I and be her sister, you must stay hidden, you cant let them find you okay? Now I have to do some work so I trust you can go to Haruhi and take a bath, ill make you some soup- no doubt you haven't eaten in a few day so anything stronger you wont be able to handle- and then I'll talk to Haruhi about this, go on dear I know you need it.' The girl nodded and sniffed a bit before walking to the bathroom.
~~Time Skip 10 years~~
She walked through the woods on her usual night hike the familiarisation of her boots crunching on the rough ground relaxed her normally, but something felt different tonight. The stars seemed duller than the night before; the owls quieter and the scent of the woods was full of alarm and worry. Something wasn't right and it was heading her way. She run as quietly as she could to the neared tree where she could see them but they couldn't see or smell her. The noise got louder as her heart pumped adrenaline through her veins ready. Ready to run, ready to fight, ready to kill. She could smell them before she saw them. One smelt of darkness and the other...sweets... strange. The first was tall with black hair. The second was small, and had blonde hair. She wanted to growl and attack but she knew better, but her body though otherwise; changing, her body moved to a stronger form before jumping a few feet in front of them.
'What are you doing here' She asked, looking between the two; both looked surprised but that only lasted a few moments.
'We were just out for a walk, right Takashi?' 'Mhm' 'who are you? I've never seen you around here before; are you a demon? She tilted her head to the side in irritation but smiled menacingly at him, this was going to be fu-
'RAVEN! WHERE ARE YOU?! STOP RUNNING OFF LIKE THAT!' Suddenly Haruhi appeared her long brown hair was up in a ponytail and she wore black trackies and a grey hoodie the only hint that she is female is her long hair and girlish face; completely ignoring the small blonde and the guy presumably named Takashi.
'Come on! you need to fill out your enrolment forum!' grabbing Raven's hand Haruhi turned, noticing the two guys who were now looking at her like she was crazy
'ah gomenasai but I need to take Raven back, it was nice meeting you' Haruhi bowed before running off, pulling Raven along with her.
Takashi?'
'yeah?'
'Something seems strange about that Raven person, I wonder what it is' Without another word the two walked back the way they came, both wondering who- or what- this Raven person is and if they will ever see that brown haired girl again.
'Mitsukuni' Yeah?' 'don't forget to brush when you get back' 'okay~'
Mori and Huni-senpai have met Haruhi and Raven! Neither know the other so I'm going to leaving it here as I try and decide how to order the next bit! Review pleeeeasssseeeee ;-;