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Toria: age 8

It was raining. Hard. My racing heart beating in time with my footsteps. I was running, from what exactly I didn't know. In my arms, my baby brother Alec stirred, oblivious to the pain and horror surrounding us. I prayed to God he didn't wake. As adorable as he is, I couldn't risk him giving us away.

The rain fell harder and the sounds were deafening. I splashed though the mud decorating my shirt with dirt, but I didn't care. This trail was the fastest way to Aline-sensei's house, located inconveniently farther away from mine. Aline-sensei. I hoped she was okay. She was my last hope of survival, even if I was a ninja.

I was quite talented for my age and better than everyone in my class. But, I was too inexperienced for this and I knew it. Plus, I couldn't think straight after everything that had happened. Tears streaked down my face but I hastily wiped them away. I will not cry. I will not cry. I bit my lower lip to distract me, a habit I couldn't break, and somehow came to the conclusion that just this once, I would cry. After all, who doesn't cry when they're forced to witness their parents' death?

It was shortly after dinner and we had all settled into our nightly routine. My mother cleaned the dishes, my father put Alec to sleep, and I prepared to do my homework. If my older sister Syria had been here, she would've helped me with my homework. Just as I was starting to understand what I was doing, we heard screams from outside. My parents rushed me into a closet with my sleeping brother in my arms.

"Protect him," my mother pleaded, "and whatever happens, I love you."

Tears were threatening to take over but were interrupted by the screams of our close neighbors. Soon after, someone burst into the room, a man I guessed, and all I could hear was the clanging of metal. I reached for the door and hesitated, deciding whether I should see this or not. Just as I opened the door a crack, I heard a bloodcurdling scream. I saw my mother's lifeless form fall to the ground and my father too. I stifled a scream. The man, my enemy, was coughing hysterically. This I knew was because of my father's poison. In a matter of seconds I heard his body slump to the floor. I listed for any more men but I heard nothing. I crept out of the closet and immediately went to my mother. I knelt by her side and took her hand. I remembered the last words she said to me and I hoped that this time, she was right.

I neared my destination as the forest began to thin out. My lungs were on fire and I was breathing heavily, but I had made it to Aline-sensei's home. As I approached the door, I heard screams echoing in the distance. I cringed and tried not to think of who it could be. That would only cause pain and I had had enough of that. I took a shaky breath and slowly opened the door.

The house was dead silent. I quickly surveyed my surroundings. Everything was where it should be so why did I get the feeling I was missing something? I figured I was a little shaken, which I was, and against my best interests, I called out.

"Aline-sensei? Are you here?"

No answer. My voice rose in panic.

"Sensei?"

I was about to begin my search for her when I sensed a strong charka in the closest room to my right. And it wasn't Aline's. Crap. The footsteps were coming closer. I hurriedly hid Alec in a closet and prayed he wouldn't wake up. My ninja instincts kicked in then and I reached for my kunai. I saw the door open a crack and I hoped that whoever it was, didn't notice how badly I was shaken.

When I saw who it was, I gaped in horror. There was blood everywhere. The man was drenched in blood and had a sickening scar running across his forehead. I fought the urge to puke. He grinned at me wickedly. Oh shit. I'm so screwed! Those thoughts kept repeating through my head. But I did what every ninja did. Defend their ninja pride and die fighting. I knew I lacked battle experience but that didn't stop me from throwing the kunai at him. He easily dodged it and before I had a chance to grab another, he was already behind me. He's too fast!

I felt a hand on my shoulder and yelped in alarm. Before I could react, he threw me against the wall so hard, a few of Aline-sensei's favorite paintings crashed down beside me. I lay in a broken heap on the glass covered floor. I guessed that many of my bones had been broken and pools of red liquid began to form. I felt dizzy and numb from the pain.

The man approached me and lifted me up by the throat. I struggled to breathe but he just kneed me in the gut. I coughed out an insane amount of blood on his face and he narrowed his eyes at me. He tightened his grip on me. My air supply was going fast and my vision blurred. The last thing I heard was the man's wicked laugh as he bid me farewell.

"Say night-night, little girl."

I saw him raise his arm while clutching something sharp and metallic. I didn't fear my death anymore, I knew it was inevitable. I only feared for Alec. He was the last thought running through my mind as I fell into the depths of nothingness.


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