This is my first fanfic so please read and review. I would really like to know what you guys think about.
Chapter 1: Run!
Maiha's POV
"Run! Don't stop running." I ordered my brain. "If they catch you…"
I ran through the forest, my bare feet pounding on the forest floor. Leaves crunched beneath my feet. My torn clothes caught on the outstretched branches of the trees. I could hear the yells of the men behind me as they crashed through the trees. As I looked over my shoulder, I saw one of them trip and fall, but the rest were still chasing me and slowly, bit by bit, they were catching up.
Panic filled me as I ran on. The forest around me started to get lighter and the air started to clear. I could see a break in the forest ahead. Maybe it was a road or highway. If I found a road, I had a chance of being rescued. The thought of me finally being free filled me with hope. I ran faster as the light got closer and close.
I broke through the light and froze. "No, no, no, no, no, NO! It can't be. IT CAN'T BE!" I was at the edge of a lake with nothing but forest surrounding it. I felt despair come crashing down on me, bringing me to my knees. "No, this can't be the end." I thought.
"Come out; come out wherever you are girly." The menacing voice echoed through the forest. "Don't make this any harder. You know we'll catch you eventually. If you come out now, I promise I won't hurt you…..much." He laughed. I felt a shiver run up my back.
I couldn't let him catch me. But how? Then it hit me. The lake! I could hide out in the lake until they passed. I started wading into the lake. The water was cold and icy. I saw the men break through the trees. They spotted me in the lake and started entering the lake one by one.
"No, I can't let them catch me." I thought, "I can't let them bring me back to that hellhole. I sped up, pushing my way through the water. Slowly bit by bit, I felt them draw closer and closer. "I can't let them catch me. Water was MY element and I'll be damned if I let them catch me in water."
The cold had started seeping into my bones; making me colder then I had ever felt before. I shivered, but I kept on pushing onwards. I knew I had to go home. There was someone waiting for me. Waiting for me? No, the cold must be getting to me. There was no one waiting for me at home. But I knew I had to live for my parents, my friends. Suddenly I felt hands grab my ankles. I kicked them away but more hands grabbed my legs. I started to panic, I was being pulled under!
"Calm, my child," A voice spoke to me. "You are needed somewhere else."
"Take me home." I begged in my mind. "I just want to go home. Please just take me home. Take me to him." A man's face flashed in my mind. Short, blonde hair, kind brown eyes. A smile full of warmth and love.
"Calm down," The voice spoken again, "You are safe now." I relaxed, letting the hands pull me under. Somehow I knew that the voice wouldn't hurt me. I saw bubbles of air leave my mouth and float to the surface. A shadow passed over the water as though a bird had just flown overhead.
Just at the edge of consciousness, I heard a voice again. But it wasn't the same voice as before.
"Home is where I am, Maiha. Home is where I am." It was a man's voice and I knew it belonged to the man from my dreams. I finally let darkness claim me as I dreamed of him.
Hope you guys like it! Please review and tell me what you think. I'll try to post chapter 2 as soon as I can. My friend's drawing me a picture to use and I'll post that as soon as it's done.