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Catch Me When I'm Gone

"Jee! Jee! Jelowna! Look what I've got!"

A little boy, around two and a half years old, was running towards a teenage girl, his hands full of orange, red and yellow leaves. She stood there, smiling, while her long raven black hair was moving in the cold autumn wind. Her plump lips were closed; she smiled brightly at the cream white clouds in the sky, surrounded by the trees of a forest. She wore blue worn-out jeans and a green long sleeve t-shirt. She also had a brown-blue shoulder bag and opened her arms for the little boy. He jumped into them as she lifted him up; pressing her cheek against his head, she felt home and happy. They looked very similar – the same black hair, the same tanned skin, and most importantly, they had the same unique eyes. The same mixture out of blue, green and golden, with the same darkness, but still – hers were realistic, his were carefree; hers had seen too much for her liking, his were searching for the little adventures he wanted to see every day. Hers hoped for miracles, his trusted in miracles. Hers showed a soul with scars, his showed a soul saved in the last moment.

"What did you find, Danny?" He showed her the coloured leaves he had collected. Her eyes memorized the way the colours had changed as if her life depended on that. After a while, she looked at the little boy who held tightly onto her and studied her face. "Which one do you like most?" His hands searched through them quickly, until he held a leaf with a golden colour in his hands. "It's like gold," he stated happily. She nodded once, let the other leaves fall to the ground and put his favourite leaf in her bag as both their stomachs grumbled.

"I'm hungry," the boy murmured against the girl's chest. She stroked his hair and lifted him onto her shoulders. He loved sitting there. "I know you're hungry. But I don't have money," she sighed. "Let me see if we can get any bread, OK?" He nodded and started playing with her hair as she was running out of the forest, touching the tress on her way. Her heart felt heavier as she came closer to town. Being in Port Angeles, she had to see the supermarkets, all those little nice shops other people could go in and buy food. Food. She was hungry, and so was her brother. It was evening and they had had neither breakfast nor lunch.

She stopped in front of a bakery. It smelled delicious, her mouth watered just by looking at the little cakes and cookies. She sighed before she went in, keeping her head low and avoiding every eye contact. "Hello, what would you like to have?" The girl behind the counter asked. Jee said quietly but still confidently, "A bread, please."

She got her bread. "That makes four dollars," the girl demanded, but Jee only gave her one last glance before rushing out. She sprinted, with Danny on her back now, a few hundreds of meters further, until the girl's shouts were gone and she had reached her home again: the forest.

Looking around, Jee sat Danny on the ground before she shared the bread with her brother. It was old and hard, but their hunger disappeared as it was getting dark. It was not the first time she had stolen. But she always took only the things she needed; it made her feel slightly better, but it was never enough. One day, the teenage girl had promised herself, she would have a job and earn her own money. She would buy food and not steal any more; she would take care of Danny without betraying anyone. One day.

Not good, not good, Jee thought as she lifted the boy on her back again and made her way to her so called 'home'.

It was an old house, old and dirty. The blue colour had fallen off of the walls, the door was unlocked and it was definitely not the kind of house you would want to live in. But Jee had no choice – or so she thought. She chose living here above the other possibilities, though. It was best for Danny and she would deal with everything else.

Quickly, she stepped through the front door, and set Danjiero on the floor. He stood up and tried to walk, but fell down again. Jee chuckled slightly as she watched him. He was so clumsy and cute. She ignored his following attempts to walk and searched through the fridge. It was nearly empty; only a half-full milk container was there. She took it and cooked the milk; it would be enough to feed Danny. Her own well-being was not important to her. She ate as much as she had to; she gave Dan the rest of the food she had. He was the important thing. He made her smile again as he tackled her leg, lifting his arms up to signal her he wanted to be picked up.

After she had fed him, Danny drifted off to sleep. Jee wrapped cloths around him so he wouldn't get cold; there were no heaters. She settled down on the couch, with Dan on her lap, as she heard the front door open and her mother came in.

She looked horrible. Her skin was nearly green. Her eyes were sharp, her lips pressed into a line. Balling her hands into fists, she looked like she wanted to kill somebody. She was beyond angry. Jee had gotten used to that – or, in other words, she tried to ignore it and succeeded at least most of the time.

"Juliette! Where are you?" She demanded.

Jee stood up, placed a kiss on Danny's forehead, and headed to her mother. "What is the matter?" She asked politely, but she couldn't hide the hatred in her eyes.

"What are you doing?! You're such a burden! How could you leave the door open like that?"

Jee closed her eyes. She hadn't left the door open, but said, "I'm very sorry, mother."

The woman screamed, "Sorry! She's sorry! That doesn't help you! You are horrible! How could Joshua have ever loved something like that? I tell you! He has never loved you! No-one has!"

Those words hurt. Jee put a hand over her aching heart as the tears started to flow.

"You are a bitch! A bastard! He hated you! And you killed him! If it weren't for you, he would never have gotten into this accident! It was BECAUSE OF YOU! You bastard!" Her mother slapped her across her face, hard. Jee didn't do anything, she stumbled backwards but her mother followed her.

With another slap, Jee fell down. "How could you?!" Her mother screamed, and then kicked Jee into her side. It hurt – even more than usual. But Jee – Jee was used to physical pain.

"You killed him! You killed your own father! You are a murderer! Go to hell!" Her mom took a knife and stabbed it into Jee's arm. The girl screamed in pain as she tried to pull the knife out again. Her mother did it brutally, but then she kicked her sides again, before her fists were connected with Jee's knee. The girl's screams were loud, she screamed for help, but no-one heard her.

Jee wasn't fully aware of what was happening. Again and again her mother hit her, cut her, kicked her, but Jee let it happen and did not realize it anymore. She concentrated on the rain; the little drops were falling against the windows. And with every drop, she felt a stabbing pain. Her heart hurt too much as she tried to tell herself that her mother wasn't right, her father had loved her, but Jee lost consciousness…

And woke up to another scream. It was light and painful – but it was not her own. In this very moment, Jee's decision was made.

It was Danny's. And with that realization, Jee stood up. She ignored the pain in her arm and her sides and walked over to the couch were her mother was holding Danny. In front of Jee's eyes, she slapped him across his face, her own tears fell down. Jee took Danny and shoved her mother out of the way. She held the boy bridal style; he didn't seem hurt. She ran upstairs into her room, and locked the door.

Whipping both their tears away, she laid Danny next to her on the bed, covered them with the sheets and fell asleep.

It was still dark outside when Jee woke up. She got out of the bed and took a nice shower. Then she put some clothes into her beg, took all the money she could find – it still wasn't much – and wrapped cloths around a sleeping Danny before she lifted him on her back.

With a last look back at the house, she sprinted quickly down the road. Jee was very fast and she didn't slow down until she reached the forest. Under the trees, she allowed herself to stop and catch her breath. Her new goal was to get away, and the only way for her was running.

After a while, she started walking again. She was watching the sunrise as Danny woke up. They ate a bit, then Jee took his hand and they went on walking for a few hours. When he got tired, Jee would lift him onto her back again; when they were hungry, they would eat the bread and drink some milk. It was always the same; a routine they had for at least a week, Jee didn't count the days. It didn't matter to her how long they were running. They always stayed in the forest, just to be safe. Jee knew the police would be looking for her and if they found her, she would have to live in an orphanage, again. She didn't want that. She was sixteen now, and she was going to stand on her own feet.

It was not as complicated as she has imagined it. To live on her own was pretty good. Jee was used to taking care of Danny for most of the time. Only the nights scared her.

She decided to sleep on trees. She climbed the biggest ones, so Danny could sleep on her lap for the first nights.

It were peaceful nights, actually. She would sit on one of the branches, watch the gorgeous sunset and with Danny on her lap, she would feel like home. When it got dark, she would tell Danny stories or sing the lullaby her dad used to sing to her. Then she would lean back and fall asleep, to wake up in the morning and start the new day.

Only, this morning she woke up because she felt fur on her skin. In the first moment, she felt shock – a wolf, a bear on the tree? – But then she saw the animal that had awoken her.

It was a ferret.

And with that, she giggled happily. The silver animal was climbing onto her shoulder, only to jump back onto her stomach, before it finally sat down on Danny's lap. He was wide-awake and petted his new furry friend lovingly. The ferret was so quick; before Jee could do anything, it was on her head. The girl shook her head forcefully, but the animal stayed there, and Danny was shaking with laughter. Without hesitation, Jee grabbed it softly and placed it on her shoulder. "Cheeky, aren't we?" She laughed. As if it had understood her, the ferret nodded quickly and then tackled Danny, who was squeaking so happily it made Jee smile. "Aye, Aye!" Danny cried helplessly as the ferret nuzzled his cheek. "Aye?" Jee laughed. "You want to call it 'Aye'?" Danny nodded. "Aye, come here!" The ferret didn't do anything but hopped onto Jee's shoulder – a place exactly for its liking, it seemed.

"Come back, Aye!" Danny smiled. Jee considered things for a moment. "Why don't we call her 'Avria'?" Avria meant happiness, and the ferret reminded Jee of happiness. The little boy nodded. "Aye!" Avria finally hopped onto the boy's stomach and curled up in a ball. Jee giggled. She found a few nuts in her bag and offered them to the ferret. Avria took them enthusiastically, and with that they had discovered her favourite food as well.

The days were happier with Avria. She stayed with them the all the time; she would be on the surrounding trees while the humans under them walked, but whenever the sun was setting, Avria would hop onto Jee's shoulder and eat with them. Jee's shoulder was the place she liked most; she loved Jee. The silver coloured animal did everything the girl asked, it was as if it could understand her, as if they spoke the same language, from heart to heart.

Still, it was hard for Jee. They days were long, and her feet were tired from all the walking. Her back ached from the sleeping on the trees and carrying Danny all the time. She wished he would be a better walker, but no, he got tired easily, so she had to carry him. At least, so she thought, they didn't need much food. She had had about fifty dollars when they had left Port Angeles, and she had still ten dollars left. It wasn't much, but she thought it was OK. She wasn't sure where exactly they were, but it couldn't be too far away. The day they found Avria – or she found them, Jee wasn't sure which way it had been – she had found the place she wanted to go to.

-Flashback-

"Where would you want to live, Danny?" She had asked the little boy. He didn't consider it long and said, "Trees. And the ocean." Jee agreed completely. She needed the forest, and she missed the water as well. They used to live next to a lake before they had moved two years ago to Port Angeles.

-End Flashback-

It actually surprised Jee that Danny could remember the time they lived in the Cherokee reservation in Alabama. Jee was Native American; she was half Cherokee, because her mother was Cherokee, and she was half Quileute, because her Dad had been Quileute. She didn't know much about her father anymore. She knew he came to the Cherokee reservation because he needed to get away from his home. He fell in love with her mother and married her. He truly loved his wife.

Jee remembered him as a tall man with a dark skin tone. Hers was a little bit lighter, but Danny had the same skin as her father. She knew she looked very similar to him. They shared the same straight hair and the same eyes. The teenage girl remembered her father's smile. She remembered how he would sing always the same lullaby for her, and how he would tell her the legends of his tribe. They were the stories about wolves and imprinting. Jee loved those stories, and even now, Jee would tell Danny the same stories their father had told her. She knew her father had loved his tribe. Her mother was the only reason why he didn't go back. Instead, he lived all his life in the Cherokee reservation, until he died four years ago. Since then, her mother hadn't been the same.

Jee shook her head. She didn't want to think about that right now. She was running away to protect herself and Danny. That was the official reason. But deep inside her, Jee knew that she wished to forget. She wanted to forget about the scars her mother had given her. And she hoped her new home would help her.

La Push. Since it was the Quileute reservation, she hoped they would fit in. She had heard about the high school there, maybe she could graduate there in a few years. But Jee also knew that she probably would never have the chance to graduate and go to college. She just had not the time; if she wanted to live there, she would have to get a job and earn enough money to hire a babysitter for Danny. And that was if no-one asked her questions like, 'Where are you from? Why did you move here?' Perhaps she would have to live on the streets for one year, until she was at least seventeen. It was a future she could be happy with.

Avria curled into a ball on her chest as she drifted slowly off to sleep…

Her mother was furious. "How could you kill him?! You're such a burden! What did you do all day?" She demanded.

Jee covered her ears. She thought about the golden leaf Danny had found, and how happy he has been when he had shown it to her.

"A leaf. How cute," her mother said sarcastically. "It's not even a pretty colour. Do you ever do anything useful?"

Jee nodded. She thought how she took care of Danny, how she read stories to him and how she had taught him how to walk.

"Useless! Useless! You're father should be happy he hasn't got to deal with you little bastard!"

Daddy, Jee whimpered. Daddy…

"And now she's running away! Do you really think it's going to be so easy for you? Go away and forget? No! You will never leave me! Never!"

"I will come and get you, I promise you that!"

And with those words, Jee awoke. She looked around. Danny was sleeping peacefully, and Avria was watching her carefully. Jee's heart was beating frantically. She hopped down onto the ground. Her eyes were watering. She needed to get away. Again her eyes were wandering around, looking at the trees in the shining moonlight.

She saw a movement. There was an animal. Jee froze. Had it noticed her?

It came nearer. It was a wolf.

Jee could see its colour – sandy. She was stunned. The wolf in front of her was beautiful, still daunting. She knew she should have been scared. But she wasn't. The wolf didn't look like he wanted to eat her, and Jee trusted her body language. She stared at the wolf's eyes. They seemed to be too intelligent for an animal. And what surprised Jee most, the wolf stared into her eyes as well. She felt a connection towards him she couldn't classify.

Suddenly, the wolf turned around and disappeared in the trees. Jee was relieved and sad at the same time, deep inside her she had wished the wolf would have stayed with her until the morning broke. She leaned against the tree and closed her eyes.

"Hey." A voice said, and Jee opened her eyes.

A boy/man stood there, about two feet away from her. He had short raven hair and the same skin tone as Jee. His deep brown eyes were amazing for her, and she stared into them in shock and surprise. She realized he stared at her as well, with a look of love and devotion. He was nearly cute looking at her like she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

But in Jee, something else was going on. She saw in his eyes what she was looking for without even realizing it. This was a grown-up boy. He didn't see her as a burden, he wanted to spend every minute with her, and so wanted she. But, most importantly, she felt that this was the boy she was meant to be with. They were meant to be. Her heart was connected to his, and she knew they would be bonded forever.

Looking at him, Jee saw her whole world standing there. Her world suddenly revolved around him. She jumped into his arms and he smiled before he finally pressed his lips against hers. It was a greeting for Jee, a welcome into her new world, the life with him. His hot lips kissed her gently and carefully. After they broke the kiss, he still hugged her and Jee leaned into his warmth. She needed him. And in this moment, she knew why she was running away. They were both in a trance. They had lived too long without each other to be separated ever again. Jee felt like he was the air she needed to breathe, and she felt for the first time in her life free. But at the same time, the nightmares filled her head again. Fear took over, and Jee held onto him for dear life.

"She's gone crazy," she said, quietly. "Safe me."

His arms pressed Jee against his chest. "You're here now. I'm with you."

"I don't want to end up like her. I don't want to be like her."

"You won't," he promised. "You're happy."

"She's caught," She whispered. "She's not herself anymore."

"I know," he answered, his face buried into her hair. "Don't worry, I'll protect you."

"Protect me."

He kissed Jee again. "Yes, I will."

A/N: This is the One-Shot I wrote today. I don't know if people like it or not, so I really need you to review it and tell me your opinion! It's different from the way I usually write, and I'm very unsure if I like it. And this time I wrote what crossed my mind, exactly the feelings I have experienced today, and I don't know if this was the right thing to do. I usually make things prettier, leave a few details out, but this time I wrote it all down. And, I also had no-one to beta it, because I wanted to post it now, so I'm really sorry if there are any mistakes.

If you like it, please tell me in a review. This is a One-Shot, but I'm considering writing a story like this. Many things would be very similar, especially the way I wrote it, so if you want to read a whole story like this, you will have to review and tell me. I think Jee is a very interesting character, and I love writing about her. Her whole name is Jelowna – something I came up with myself, so this is actually not a name that existed before. And, Avria is also a name I changed, and it doesn't mean happiness. But, this is fan fiction, and I really like those names. Do you like them as well?

Please review and I'll be forever grateful for that.!