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A/N…...soooo it's Junish. I have decided to do the story Junish. OKAY!...that's it :) Enjoy 3

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Tiana smiled as she ran through the town her feet hitting the freshly made mud. The people around her shook their heads and went on with their evening routine before they went in for the night.

"Tiana come back here!" Her friend Charlotte yelled after her. Everyone looked up at her shouts surprised.

Tiana laughed out loud as she poured on the speed getting away from her mud faced friend. As she got further away Charlotte's shouts became quieter. Coming to the edge of the forest Tiana stopped and tried to catch her breath but her relief was short lived at Charlotte came crashing into her from behind.

"AH!" they both fell to the ground and began to roll down. When they came to the bottom Charlotte was already up and fussing about her newly made now very ruined mud stained dress. Tiana took a twig out of her hair and brushed the dirt she could get off with her hand. After wiping the mud stain on her pants Tiana was met with Charlotte's fuming face to which Tiana began to laugh. Not that she could help it Charlotte's face was half covered with mud and her hair was now in a disarray.

"It's not funny!" Charlotte shouted her face becoming redder as she stamped her foot.

"You're-You're right." Tiana gasped leaning on her knees trying to get her breath.

"Tiana fix it!" Charlotte whined her foot stomping.

Tiana nodded her head and stood up but bent back down due to a cramp from running and laughing so hard. Charlotte huffed and went back up the hill to go home and wash up. Catching her breath Tiana went to follow her back up the hill but stopped. There was a cart and most of the women standing around it. Tiana got up and went in the direction of it but a hand stopped her. She looked down to see one of the elders with a grim look on her face.

"Hey. Whats going on?"

"A tribute." the old woman spat but she held her shawl tighter around her shoulders.

"I don't understand."

The old woman dragged Tiana from the line of sight and began to explain.

"The "king" wishes for the women to be tribute to him so he sick his guards on them as blood bags."

"Blood bag?" Tiana looked at the women who were being piled into the cart. Tiana knew of the stories which she supposed why she always sent to her father by this time of year. The vampires, fairies, werewolves and elves were all in a war against the orcs and goblins. This had been going on for years and had gone through 3 generations of the royal family and regrettably humans were caught in the crossfire. Although some villages did join the war effort. Helping as much as they could to defend against the ogres and goblins attack with some aid from others.

"Why are they here?" Tiana asked looking down at the woman.

"No one is exempt from this tribute." she glared in the direction of the cart as if she knew a thing or two about what was happening but Tiana was still confused.

'Charlotte.' Tiana immediately began scanning the crowd of woman looking for her best friend. Before she left she kissed the elder womans forehead, as custom then went to find her friend. The woman whispered for her to stay out of sight as she left. She got as close as she could in the crowd without being spotted and took a closer look. She breathed a sigh of relief when did not see her friend among the crowd although she was still worry about where she was. Tiana left her place behind the cart and went to go find her friend else where. She looked behind the buildings and allyways hoping to find her but they were dashed when she heard shouting.

"UNHAND ME THIS INSTANT YOU HEATHEN!"

'Oh no.' Tiana felt dread course through her as she ran back to the square her heart pounding in her ears.

But as she came to the square it was too late. The cage door was closed and a lock was in place.

'No. No. No.'

The cart started to pick up speed and Tiana sprinted after. No one where there to stop her because everyone in the square was too scared to come out of their homes. Tiana lost the cart as she began to slow down from running to hard and the trees all began to blur together.

"Tiana!"

Tiana made a hard right and soon found the cart again. Her breath showed in the cold night but she was sweating like it was summer. As she made it to the cart she jumped up and latched onto the bars that were on the door.

"Tiana!" Charlotte stood up hopeful.

"Shh." Tiana tried to keep her balance as she went to find the lock. She looked down at it and was more then glad that it was a simple lock that she could easily pick. She grabbed the hair pin she always kept in her hair and used her right hand to keep her balanced. Soon a crowd gathered at the door talking excitedly of escape. Tiana was able to get the lock undone but the cart stopped so suddenly that she lost her balance and fell off of the ledge. She rolled a couple of yards away in the mud almost hitting her head on the tree. Tiana stayed for a moment on the ground dazed. The cart came to a full stop and Tiana watched as the driver hopped down from his post to see what was going on in the back. He came to the back with a staff in hand. All of the women immediately backed up from the door. He examined the lock wondering how it had become unlocked but Tiana was getting up by then which caught his eye. He turned to her surprised.

"How did you get out?" he snarled lighting up the staff.

Tiana looked at the deadly blue light and took a deep breath.

'One.' She took a deeo breath. 'Two.'

"I didnt escape." she informed her eyes glaring deadly at him.

'Three.' she used what energy she had left and ran towards him. He raised his staff to strike but she slid under his parted legs and immediately got to her feet and began to try and get the lock off again. The guard turned quickly and caught her by her hair and threw her back to the ground. Tiana got to her feet and wrestled him for the staff but she was more then tired from the running she had done before this. She hooked her arm under the staff and elbowee him into the throat catching him off guard. He stumbled back catching his breath which he got in no time. Tiana made the mistake of going around his with her back turned to him. Turning the head of the staff, the guard hit Tiana in the back of the neck stunning her. Tiana fell forward onto the ledge of the cart crippled by the pulse of electricity running through her. The guard stood up and licked his upper lip and put his staff on his back. He moved Tiana to the side so he could reach the lock. Once he was dons he picked Tiana up and put in the cart lying on her back. The women did not move until he closed the doors. Charlotte was the first to Tianas aid putting her head in her lap.

"Tia." she moved the hair that came out of her ponytail from her face.

"Yeah." Tiana groaned not able to say much else.

"Im scared." Charlotte confessed looking at the closed door.

Tiana took a deep breath steadying herself before she got up to face her friend.

"We'll be okay." Tiana promised squeezing her friends hand. "I promise." she nodded.

Charlotte felt tears begin to run down her face and she fell on to Tianas shoulder and began to sob.

"We'll be okay." she whispered patting her friends back.

The women around them began to cry to and all sat near Tiana and Charlotte in despair.

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I guess Ill stop there. Yeaaaaah Ill stop there. I really hope you guys enjoy this story and if so. Let me know :)