A/N: Hi there~ Sorry for not updating for so long! I should probably get back to updating my Huntik story and my Fullmetal Alchemist story, right? Sorry~ I've been so busy lately! Please forgive me~ I'll try to update the other stories ASAP! For now, enjoy this story I've been working on for a week.
Red...
Red...
Red everywhere...
Scarlet drops trickling off of immobile bodies...
There are also screams...
But there's one thing that stands above everything else...
War.
"Cait! Cait! Where are you?!"
A distraught voice echoes through empty houses that have long since been destroyed. Little talon-ed feet ran past. Feathers flew as wings flapped. A small girl with wings, talon-ed feet, and light blonde hair was flying around the area; brown eyes searching for a 'Cait'. Suddenly, a dry and cold hand grabs her leg, and she is plucked from the air, just as one would pick a berry from its bush. Falling on the ground with a thud, she looked up at the figure which seized her. Long, sharp, and strong horns protruded from the figure. Lightning flashed above, accompanied by rain, and the light revealed a dark face, hardened through hardships and pain. Cocoa brown eyes were aimed towards her, and the face had many scars and seemed very... surreal.
"Why's a little girl flyin' around the criminals' territory?"
A scruffy and rough voice came from the man, his face unchanging. He was dressed in orange; the typical outfit for a convict. A smoking cigarette stuck out of his mouth, and when he spoke, he grabbed the cigarette with his huge hands and left the words flow, as soon as the cigarette was out of his mouth, of course. As a result, smoke emitted from his mouth and into the girl's face.
"I-I'm just l-looking for s-someone.."
The girl stuttered, obviously frightened by the man. He let out a bellow of a laugh at her pitiful answer, throwing his head back as well. The girl struggled free of the man, only to be grabbed, yet again, by other convicts. They grasped her arms roughly, and she was forced to the ground.
"Where d'ya think you're goin'?"
The man slowly walked up to her and squat down so close to her, that she could finally read the letters and numbers on his outfit.
'# 21'
"Why don't we check if you got any weapons with ya? I'm gonna need to 'inspect' ya!"
He leered at her with hungry eyes, and reached out for her, when there was a flash and something sliced the man's hand. When he cried out in anger and pain, the girl noticed that what landed was a gleaming, bloody dagger. She knew that was what had cut him. The others pointed at a figure that was standing on top of a crate nearby.
"Hey, Byrd! Whatcha doin' just sitting there?! Get up and fight those bastards!"
Byrd looked at the figure with hopeful eyes and saw a blue-haired, cat-eared, and light blue eyes staring down at her.
"Cait!"
A/N: Woot~ That's all so far~ I hope you liked it! Next time I update, it'll be a chapter filled with excitement and action! XD