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"//...//" are thoughts
~Promise~
~Prologue~
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A 6 year old sakura was awoken from her sleep by her brother, Touya, rushing into her room.
"Sakura! Get up quick! We have to get out of here!" he whispered loudly. He pulled her up out of bed and threw a coat around her.
"What's wrong oni-chan? Why do we have to leave?" asked a sleepy Sakura. "It's still dark out." Touya gave the backpack he was carrying to Sakura and went over to the dresser. He pulled out a pair of Sakura's clothes. Then a scream was heard followed by a gunshot. They both stopped what they were doing for a moment.
"Dad..."
"Oni-chan, what was that? What's happening?" Sakura asked now wide awake and frightened.
"We have to leave now!" he yelled. He locked the door and pushed the dresser against it. He put the clothes in the backpack and gave it to Sakura. "Put this on." He then went over to the window and opened it. "Get on my back and I'll carry you down!"
Sakura didn't hesitate. She was afraid of the loud sound she had heard and she was afraid of the way Touya was acting. He climbed down the trellis outside her window. Sakura jumped off and Touya grabbed her hand and started to run, dragging Sakura with him. They had just made it out of the yard when they head shouting from inside.
"The kids aren't here! We need to get them all!"
"I checked the other rooms everything's empty!"
"The window! They climbed out!"
"Well go kill the little shit's!"
Touya ran as fast as he could without hurting Sakura to much. She kept up with him as best as she could. She was scared out of her mind.
"Oni-chan! Where's daddy!" she panted.
"Not now!" he said breathing heavily. "Just be quite!"
They continued running when they heard footsteps. Touya ran into a back alley. He stopped next to a bunch of big trash cans.
"Sakura people have killed daddy and they're after us now," he said bending down on one knee and holding her by her shoulders.
"What do you mean oni-chan?" she asked confused. "People wouldn't do that! Daddy is nice."
"I know little kaijou," he said with a sad smile. "But some people aren't. Some people are mean and would kill other nice people for bad reasons." At this Sakura started to cry as she started to realize her parents were dead. "You have to live though. No matter what you have to live. It's only me and you now." He stopped when he heard voices. "They're coming now! Be quiet!" he whispered urgently. Sakura silenced herself, only a small sniffle escaping every now and then.
"You have to hide quietly in here," he said picking her up and setting her in the big trash can. It was empty and had plenty of space in there for her to fit comfortably. "Stay here until I come back, ok?"
"Ok oni-chan. Where are you going?"
"To make sure they don't find you. Remember Sakura no matter what stay quiet ok?" She nodded. "Good. I love you little kaijou," he said and kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"I love you too."
The voices were close now. He smiled at her and put the lid on. She sat down and closed her eyes. It was scary in the dark place. She heard the voices right in front of her.
"They couldn't have gotten far. Look around to see if they're hiding."
"Where would they be hiding? The trash cans?" he said sarcastically. Her eyes snapped open in fear. Just then a loud noise was heard farther away. "There over there!" one of them said and she heard them run away. //Oni-chan... Did you just save me?//
Sakura had fallen asleep in the trash can when she was awoken by footsteps. She listened quietly and heard ragged breathing. She tensed in fear at the thought of whoever it could be.
"Sa...Sakura..."
She gasped in surprise. It was oni-chan. She threw the lid off the can and tried to get out. Finally the trash can fell over and she crawled out.
"Oni-chan! I was so worried..." she stopped when she saw him. He was pale and clutching his side. "Oni-chan are you alright?" she asked worriedly. Then he collapsed. She ran over to him and held up his head. "Oni-chan! What's wrong?" He didn't say anything for a moment. Then she saw the blood. "Your... your bleeding!" she said just short of a scream. He only smiled at her.
"It's ok, kaijou. I'm sorry. I led them away from you, but they got me anyway." He coughed up some blood. "I want you to be strong ok? I don't want to, but I'm going to have to leave you."
"No! No your not! You can't!" She was cut off.
"I'm sorry, but I have to. I'm dying." Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "Don't cry. I want you to promise me something." She nodded. "I want you to promise that you'll be strong and live. I want you to promise that you'll do your best to be happy."
She looked at him with teary eyes. "I promise Touya."
"That's... a... good girl. Don't be a... pushover either. I know... how soft you... can be. Defend... yourself."
"Yes oni-chan."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you to oni-chan."
"Good-bye Sakura..."
He closed his eyes and fell limp.
"Oni-chan?" she asked hesitantly. "Oni-chan, wake up! Don't leave me yet!" she screamed. "Please don't leave me alone..." She cradled his body and cried loudly. "I don't want to be alone!" She sat there until she was pulled away from the body.
"What are you doing?" someone asked. She looked up and saw a boy her age with messy chocolate brown hair and intense amber eyes.
"My oni-chan... they killed my oni-chan," she said and started to cry onto his shoulder. He was taken back, but didn't pull away. He looked at the body and was shocked.
"What about your parents? Where are they?" he asked.
"They killed them too. They killed my whole family! I'm all alone," she said and continued crying into her shoulder. He hesitantly wrapped his arms around her and comforted her.
"Shh don't cry. It'll be ok. Here," he said. She looked at him. He took off a silver necklace and handed it to her. On it was a wolf pendant with a small emerald where the eye was supposed to be. "It's my lucky necklace my dad gave to me before he died. I want you to have it."
She looked at it with awe. "Thank you." She then started fumbling with something around her neck. "You can have this," she said and handed him her necklace. It was silver too, and had a pink crystal cherry blossom on it. "My mom gave this to me before she died." He smiled and put in on, while she put on his. "I'll never take it off," she said with a smile.
"And I'll never take your's off," he said seriously.
"Do you promise?" she said holding out her pinky.
"Yes I promise," he said taking her pinky with his own. "Do you feel better now?"
"Yes. We have to help my brother now."
"I'll go call the police. They'll come and help you."
Before he could say anything else, men started walking down the street. Sakura didn't even think. She just grabbed her backpack, said thank you to the boy, and ran. She could still see last night's images running through her mind. She heard the boy call back to her, but she kept running.
He looked down at the necklace he had given to her. On the back of it the name 'Sakura' was carved on it. //Sakura...//
She stopped at the park, out of breath. She couldn't have run farther if she was being chased like she was last night. She looked at the necklace the boy had given her. On the back of it was carved 'Xiao-Lang'. //Xiao-Lang...// She fell asleep on the ground. When she woke up she was in an orphanage with little memory of what had happened.
To Be Continued...
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"//...//" are thoughts
~Promise~
~Prologue~
***
A 6 year old sakura was awoken from her sleep by her brother, Touya, rushing into her room.
"Sakura! Get up quick! We have to get out of here!" he whispered loudly. He pulled her up out of bed and threw a coat around her.
"What's wrong oni-chan? Why do we have to leave?" asked a sleepy Sakura. "It's still dark out." Touya gave the backpack he was carrying to Sakura and went over to the dresser. He pulled out a pair of Sakura's clothes. Then a scream was heard followed by a gunshot. They both stopped what they were doing for a moment.
"Dad..."
"Oni-chan, what was that? What's happening?" Sakura asked now wide awake and frightened.
"We have to leave now!" he yelled. He locked the door and pushed the dresser against it. He put the clothes in the backpack and gave it to Sakura. "Put this on." He then went over to the window and opened it. "Get on my back and I'll carry you down!"
Sakura didn't hesitate. She was afraid of the loud sound she had heard and she was afraid of the way Touya was acting. He climbed down the trellis outside her window. Sakura jumped off and Touya grabbed her hand and started to run, dragging Sakura with him. They had just made it out of the yard when they head shouting from inside.
"The kids aren't here! We need to get them all!"
"I checked the other rooms everything's empty!"
"The window! They climbed out!"
"Well go kill the little shit's!"
Touya ran as fast as he could without hurting Sakura to much. She kept up with him as best as she could. She was scared out of her mind.
"Oni-chan! Where's daddy!" she panted.
"Not now!" he said breathing heavily. "Just be quite!"
They continued running when they heard footsteps. Touya ran into a back alley. He stopped next to a bunch of big trash cans.
"Sakura people have killed daddy and they're after us now," he said bending down on one knee and holding her by her shoulders.
"What do you mean oni-chan?" she asked confused. "People wouldn't do that! Daddy is nice."
"I know little kaijou," he said with a sad smile. "But some people aren't. Some people are mean and would kill other nice people for bad reasons." At this Sakura started to cry as she started to realize her parents were dead. "You have to live though. No matter what you have to live. It's only me and you now." He stopped when he heard voices. "They're coming now! Be quiet!" he whispered urgently. Sakura silenced herself, only a small sniffle escaping every now and then.
"You have to hide quietly in here," he said picking her up and setting her in the big trash can. It was empty and had plenty of space in there for her to fit comfortably. "Stay here until I come back, ok?"
"Ok oni-chan. Where are you going?"
"To make sure they don't find you. Remember Sakura no matter what stay quiet ok?" She nodded. "Good. I love you little kaijou," he said and kissed her lightly on the forehead.
"I love you too."
The voices were close now. He smiled at her and put the lid on. She sat down and closed her eyes. It was scary in the dark place. She heard the voices right in front of her.
"They couldn't have gotten far. Look around to see if they're hiding."
"Where would they be hiding? The trash cans?" he said sarcastically. Her eyes snapped open in fear. Just then a loud noise was heard farther away. "There over there!" one of them said and she heard them run away. //Oni-chan... Did you just save me?//
Sakura had fallen asleep in the trash can when she was awoken by footsteps. She listened quietly and heard ragged breathing. She tensed in fear at the thought of whoever it could be.
"Sa...Sakura..."
She gasped in surprise. It was oni-chan. She threw the lid off the can and tried to get out. Finally the trash can fell over and she crawled out.
"Oni-chan! I was so worried..." she stopped when she saw him. He was pale and clutching his side. "Oni-chan are you alright?" she asked worriedly. Then he collapsed. She ran over to him and held up his head. "Oni-chan! What's wrong?" He didn't say anything for a moment. Then she saw the blood. "Your... your bleeding!" she said just short of a scream. He only smiled at her.
"It's ok, kaijou. I'm sorry. I led them away from you, but they got me anyway." He coughed up some blood. "I want you to be strong ok? I don't want to, but I'm going to have to leave you."
"No! No your not! You can't!" She was cut off.
"I'm sorry, but I have to. I'm dying." Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "Don't cry. I want you to promise me something." She nodded. "I want you to promise that you'll be strong and live. I want you to promise that you'll do your best to be happy."
She looked at him with teary eyes. "I promise Touya."
"That's... a... good girl. Don't be a... pushover either. I know... how soft you... can be. Defend... yourself."
"Yes oni-chan."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you to oni-chan."
"Good-bye Sakura..."
He closed his eyes and fell limp.
"Oni-chan?" she asked hesitantly. "Oni-chan, wake up! Don't leave me yet!" she screamed. "Please don't leave me alone..." She cradled his body and cried loudly. "I don't want to be alone!" She sat there until she was pulled away from the body.
"What are you doing?" someone asked. She looked up and saw a boy her age with messy chocolate brown hair and intense amber eyes.
"My oni-chan... they killed my oni-chan," she said and started to cry onto his shoulder. He was taken back, but didn't pull away. He looked at the body and was shocked.
"What about your parents? Where are they?" he asked.
"They killed them too. They killed my whole family! I'm all alone," she said and continued crying into her shoulder. He hesitantly wrapped his arms around her and comforted her.
"Shh don't cry. It'll be ok. Here," he said. She looked at him. He took off a silver necklace and handed it to her. On it was a wolf pendant with a small emerald where the eye was supposed to be. "It's my lucky necklace my dad gave to me before he died. I want you to have it."
She looked at it with awe. "Thank you." She then started fumbling with something around her neck. "You can have this," she said and handed him her necklace. It was silver too, and had a pink crystal cherry blossom on it. "My mom gave this to me before she died." He smiled and put in on, while she put on his. "I'll never take it off," she said with a smile.
"And I'll never take your's off," he said seriously.
"Do you promise?" she said holding out her pinky.
"Yes I promise," he said taking her pinky with his own. "Do you feel better now?"
"Yes. We have to help my brother now."
"I'll go call the police. They'll come and help you."
Before he could say anything else, men started walking down the street. Sakura didn't even think. She just grabbed her backpack, said thank you to the boy, and ran. She could still see last night's images running through her mind. She heard the boy call back to her, but she kept running.
He looked down at the necklace he had given to her. On the back of it the name 'Sakura' was carved on it. //Sakura...//
She stopped at the park, out of breath. She couldn't have run farther if she was being chased like she was last night. She looked at the necklace the boy had given her. On the back of it was carved 'Xiao-Lang'. //Xiao-Lang...// She fell asleep on the ground. When she woke up she was in an orphanage with little memory of what had happened.
To Be Continued...
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