WARNING RATED M FOR MATURE! There are violent scenes some scenes contain mild to moderate sexual content. Even sexual violence, please read at your own risk!

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Saya awoke to the sound of whispering outside her door. She sat up rubbing her tired eyes and got dressed as her father came in with a man. At first she thought the worst, her mother had passed away. She had been terribly ill for the past few weeks and the doctors knew it was going to kill her if she didn't get the treatment she needed. The only problem was Her family didn't have the money. Saya looked questioningly at her father who only looked away with tears in his eyes.

"Father?" She questioned as her voice hitched in her throat. His eyes turned to her, barely holding her questioning gaze. She feared the worst about her mother.

"I'm sorry Saya, Izumu needs this treatment." He choked out as he rushed from the room unable to look at her. The man he had brought in came towards her and grabbed hold of her arm tightly. Saya looked up at him in utter confusion.

"Get your hands off of me." She growled. The man rolled his eyes and dragged her into the main room of her small cottage. Saya looked at her father who stood over his dying wife crying. Saya's mother looked over and shook her head weakly.

"No you can't Toshi!" She cried. Saya was confused. The man holding her arm tossed them some money and began to take Saya from the house. Saya pulled against the larger man roughly.

"Get off of me!" She screamed as she realized what was going on. Slave traders! Her father had sold her to slave traders. Pain filled her heart. How could he do this! Her mother clearly didn't want this, she could hear her mother screaming her name weakly.

"How could you!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, her voice shrill and laced with anger.

"How could you! You bastard! You bastard! I hate you!" She yelled at her father. Just then her father came running out as his wife's screaming stopped.

"Onii chan!" She screamed wishing desperately that her dead brother was alive. He would have stopped them.

"Get off of me!" Saya screamed the pain of losing her mother added onto her fury. A swell of emotions ran through her body. She wanted to scream, kick, punch and cry all at once.

"No wait! She's gone! My wife has passed away we don't need the money, please give me back my daughter!" He sobbed. The man ignored him and continued to drag the struggling girl with him.

"It's too late payment was given. You can't go back on this deal." He spat coldly. Saya's father stopped his face paling as Saya shot him an icy glare. He was dead to her.

"i won't go!" She screamed as she swung her fist at the man. He caught her wrist and glared at her, squeezing her wrists painfully. He pulled rope from his saddle bag and bound her hands rather tightly.

"Lord Bayakou paid a decent price for someone of your stature, so quit your fighting. He won't put up with your insolence." the man spat at her. Rage flew through Saya's eyes. The man put her on his horse and climbed on after her. He took off leaving Saya's father to cry out after them. Plans were instantly working their way through Saya's head. She wouldn't do this. After a few hours of riding saya spoke up.

"I need to go to the bathroom." She said coldly. The man sighed and stopped his horse. He get off and pulled her from the horses back. She landed painfully on her side the air being forced from her lungs. She growled and got to her feet. He tied a rope around her neck and smirked at her bound hands.

"I'll keep this tight, you try to run off and I'll know it instantly, and I'll make sure you regret it. Understand. Saya's anger broiled her blood but she put on a scared act. She slowly nodded her head and went to the bushes off to the side. She could feel the constant tension on the line. She worked quickly to undo her hands. She painfully twisted her bruised wrists until she got them free. She slipped the rope onto a low tree branch to keep the tension and began to run. She darted quickly through the woods and didn't stop until she reached a small cave. She thought first to dart inside it but quickly thought otherwise as the thought of being trapped crossed her mind. She soon began to climb a tree to stay out of view. She worked on calming her breathing knowing any noise could give her away.

The man waited, growing imatient. His partner came riding up with a laugh.

"Where is the girl?" He asked.

"Nature called." Her original captor had laughed.

"Hurry up wench!" He growled as he tugged hard on the rope expecting it to give some and pull the girl over. However it barely pulled back. Suspicion filled his head as he walked over.

"I'll be right back, stay here." He ordered. He spotted the rope tied to the branch and growled running off in the direction she must have gone in. He too came upon the cave and went inside. Finding the small room empty he came out and looked around for signs of which way she had run. He strained his ears and sighed. He had no idea which way to go. He was going to get it for this one. Suddenly a creaking branch caught his attention. He looked up and grinned.

"Hello little kitten." He smirked.

The branch below her feet creaked with the strain of her weight. Her breath hitched in her throat as the man looked up spotting her. She felt as if she couldn't breath. He took something out of his robe and threw it at her. The object struck her hard knocking her off balance. She fell out of the tree hitting a branch across her ribs on the way down. She screamed as a white hot pain shot through her ribs. She hit the ground with a hard thud, her entire body suffering from the painful impact. She gasped trying to pull in ragged breaths. Agony twisted on her face as he strode towards her. He delivered a swift kick to her ribs, if a few weren't broken before they surely were now. She gasped out in pain, having no air in her burning lungs to scream. He leaned down backhanding her harshly. Blood collected in her mouth and ran down her chin. She pulled in a few short breaths and looked to his belt where a knife lay waiting. She quickly grabbed it and pulled it free and without hesitation she slid it across his throat forcefully. His eyes widened in shock as his hands flew to his throat. Saya painfully backed away and scrambled to her feet, leaving the man to choke on his own blood. She cringed as she heard the gurgling noises.

Having grown tired of waiting the man ventured into the woods to follow his partner. When he came onto the scene he saw his partner holding his throat, blood gushing from the deep wound the girl had just inflicted.

"You bitch!" He seethed. The girl shot around wide eyed and looked at him. He memorized her face and started stalking towards her. She was going to pay for this. Before he could get near her she was racing off through the woods. He was about to run after her but his partner had gripped his leg, not wanting to die alone. The man scoffed and sat down. He'd get the bitch later.

Saya ran hard deeper and deeper into the woods until she thought she had lost hem. Her body ached horribly as pain shot through her body. Her lungs felt like they were on fire. She stopped and leaned against a tree, tears freely pouring down her bruised cheeks. She lay down curling into a tight little ball as she tried to sleep. She was so tired. She drifted off to sleep after a few minutes curled on on the forest floor.