A dark night. Rain pouring against the windows in the dreary city, the wind working to lash through the dead trees in the nearby park. A bolt of lightning, as thin as a pencil and as jagged as a rock soared across the sky, the thunder roaring madly. In the alley below, a small, thin creature was running. It was covered in blood, some of which was its own, some of which was its victim's. The glint of a short blade caught the bolt of lightning, and the blood marring its shiny surface glittered maliciously. The creature's head whipped around rapidly, looking for an escape. She couldn't keep going, but she had to keep running, to save herself. All she had were the clothes on her back, and a bag she had packed within minutes. She reached a wall, and began cowering in one of the corners. She faced the opening of the alley with a thundering heart and a look of panic on her face. A shape moved into the alley, and she thought she could hear its ragged breathing. That meant that it wasn't dead yet. The one who had murdered her father all those years ago had finally chosen to return, and she had been ready. Now, she wasn't so sure.
However, she waited until the thing had come closer, then with a snarl she lunged at it, the dagger poised above her head. She would gore the thing to death if she had to. The two fought in the alley, and she bit and kicked and stabbed the thing, not feeling its attacks to her person. Finally, when the thing wasn't moving, she backed off, and suddenly, she couldn't look at it. She turned and ran the opposite way, attempting to hop over the wall. She managed to scramble up it twenty minutes later and just as she reached the top, a bolt of lightning shot across the sky, accompanied by its brother, the ever-present thunder. She hopped down to the other side, and didn't see the sidewalk below her feet. Instead, there was a seemingly endless darkness, never ending. She felt as though she was falling down, but she didn't know where. Finally, when she thought she had died while jumping off the wall, she saw ground. She was shot out of the blackness at an alarming rate, hit the ground hard, rolled three times, then tumbled to a stop when she hit a tree. She moaned piteously, and then attempted to stand. She felt the pain coursing through her for the first time, and nearly collapsed again.
She grasped the tree to keep from falling, and slowly made her way out of the forest. Finally, panting, she made it to a road. She limped along the side, leaving a blood trail behind her. Her pace wavered often, and she often felt faint. She heard howling and growling far off, getting closer, and began panicking. She was covered in blood, and she didn't want any wolves to decide she was edible. She staggered into the bushes, and tripped over a rock. Sprawled out in the dirt and leaves and bushes, she waited for the wolves to pass. They only sounded as though they were getting closer, and she continued panicking. She scrambled for cover, her heart thundering again. She froze at a sharp crackling noise getting closer. She shut her eyes tightly as someone shone a light directly into her eyes.
"What is it?"
"Ain't sure, kid."
Her eyes flew open, and she struggled to get away from them. She was most likely going to be arrested by these two if they knew what she was. A murder. A weapon. Then there was her, the murderer. She floundered through the brush, making the bushes quake as though they had been lit on fire.
"Come back! We're not going to hurt you!" She heard a voice call as she took off into the forest, deeper and deeper.
Soon she was lost, and panicking, she heard the sounds of the wolf again.
"It went this way, just follow Thunder!"
"You don't have to tell me twice, Lightning."
'Lightning? Thunder?' Was she in some bizarre world where everything inanimate was alive? She didn't want to find out, but instead kept running. Finally, exhausted, she collapsed and fainted.
What do you guys think of my new short story? Do you like it? I'm going to be uploading it all this weekend, so look for it. :) It's supposed to be a dark sort of poem, and plus, I've been 'in love' with a song recently, and you'll see it later on in the story. Hope you guys like, and I don't own Cars or the song! The other ideas are mine, so no stealing, if you please? :D Thank you very much, and I appreciate reviews! See you tomorrow with FORD and the next day with NEIWICUTB, Liz!
