The Devils Inside – Chapter 2: New Rivals

Danielle's PoV

I Walk Around Liberio With Annie, Bertholdt, Porco and Marcel and I Ask, "Guys? Have You Heard About That Thief That Has Been Roaming Around Stealing From Vendors?" Bertholdt Nods and Answers, "Yeah. They Are Known As Grey Fox. Hard To See and Harder To Catch" I Chuckle, and I Answer, "Imagine How Much Respect We Would Get If One Of Us Caught Them" Marcel Looks At Me and Says, "Don't Do Something Stupid Danielle" I Look At Him "Stupid? Me? Marcel, I'm Offended" I Say Jokingly.

Marcel Rolls His Eyes and Porco Asks, "Are You Going To Go Looking For Them?" I Shrug, and I Say, "Maybe. I Dunno" Bertholdt Is About To Reply When I Hear, "Stop! Thief!" I Send A Grin At My Friends and I Say, "See You Later Guys!" and I Run Off. I Follow The Grey Fox and I Corner Them In An Alley.

I Smirk and Say, "It's Over Grey Fox!" They Look At Me and Snaps, "Let Me Go Kid! Or You'll Get Hurt!" I Laugh and Bark, "Do You Know Who I Am? I'm The Daughter Of Commander Arya Redwolf and Captain Theodore Magath!" Grey Fox Chuckles and Replies, "That Means You'll Be Great For, Ransom So I Can Get Out Of This Godforsaken City" I See A Glint In The Light and I Gulp When My Eyes Land On The Meat Cleaver In Their Hand.

The Grey Fox Walks Forward and They Swing The Cleaver At Me. I Jump Backwards and I Begin Fighting With Them. Grey Fox Smirks and I Let My Guard Down To Try and Pull My Knife Out My Boot and They Slam The Cleaver Into My Stomach. I Yelp and I Manage To Pull The Knife Out and I Stab Them In The Shoulder and Then The Gut.

Grey Fox Smirks and Kicks Me In The Stomach and It Pushes The Cleaver In Further and I Groan In Pain As I Land On The Ground. Grey Fox Walks Over To Me and Stands On My Arm and I Dig My Fingers Into The Dusty Ground As Pain Shoots Through My Body and Sets My Nerves On Fire.

I Hear A Laugh Come From The Person Above Me As My Arm Snaps Out Of Place and They Step On My Shoulder Repeatedly and I Almost Pass Out From The Pain. Grey Fox Smirks and Kicks Me In The Side and I Hear A Rib Snap and I Yelp. Blood Pools On The Ground As It Slides Out Of My Mouth and I Choke. They Grab My Knife and I Try To Turn My Head Away As The Knife Slips and Leaves A Scar Across My Eye.

Grey Fox Begins To Walk Away When I See A Few Blurs Take Her Down and I Hear A Gun Shot. My Eye Blurs As Blood Drips Into It and I Hear, "Holy Shit…. This Is Bad! Bertholdt, Marcel! Go and Get Help! Porco! Help Me Prop Her Up" I Hear Footsteps and I Get Propped Up Against The Wall.

I Spit Blood Out and I Hear, "Danielle?! Hold On!" Blood Gets Wiped From My Eye and I Ask, "Annie? Porco?" Annie Carefully Pulls Me Into A Hug and She Murmurs, "You Idiot" I Chuckle and Say, "Well We Captured Grey Fox, Didn't We?" Porco Nods and I Hear, "Danielle!" I Look Up and I See My Parents and Uncle Lucan.

Dad Lifts Me Up and I Groan In Pain. I Hear Dads Heavy Breathing As He Runs Through The Streets Of Liberio Towards The Hospital and I Pass Out Listening To His Ragged Breaths.

A Three Days Later

I Shoot Up In Bed As Pain Spikes Through My Gut and I Cry Out Into The Darkness Of My Hospital Room. I Feel A Grip Tighten On My Hand and I Look To The Side As My Eyes Adjust To The Darkness and I See A Tired Looking Annie.

She Runs Her Thumb Over My Hand and She Murmurs Comforting Things In My Ear. I Let Out A Shaky Breath and I Say, "I'm Sorry For Waking You" Annie Shakes Her Head and Says, "I Wasn't Asleep Anyway. You Have Been In A Coma For Three Days" I Look At Her and I Ask, "Have You Slept?" Concern Laces My Voice and Annie Shakes Her Head, Her Blonde Hair Falling Out Of Her Bun. I Caress Her Cheek With My Thumb and She Leans Into My Touch.

I Shuffle To The Side A Bit and I Pat The Space Beside Me. Annie Shakes Her Head and Answers, "No" I Send Her A Look and I Say, "Get In The Bed. Now" Annie Lets Out A Tired Sigh and She Climbs Into The Bed With Me.

I Move So She Is Laying Comfortably On My Chest With Her Head Nestled On My Shoulder. I Rub Her Back and She Soon Drifts Off To Sleep. I Keep A Tight Grip On Her and I Close My Eyes Just As The Moonlight Catches A Glint Of Silver From The Corner Of The Room.

Hours Later

Annie's PoV

I Wake Up Snuggled Into A Pillow and I Sit Up In Bed and My Breath Hitches When I Don't See Danielle In Bed. My Heartrate Picks Up and I Launch Myself Out Of The Room. I Sprint Down The Corridor and I Slide Up To The Front Desk, "When Did Danielle Redwolf Check Herself Out?" I Ask With Fear and Exhaustion Lacing My Voice.

The Nurse Raises A Brow and Replies, "She Didn't…. Why?" My Eyes Widen In Fear and I Push Away From The Desk and I Launch Myself Out Of The Building and Towards Bertholdts House. I Knock On The Door and Bertholdt Answers.

I Look At Him and He Asks, "Annie? What's Up?" I Gulp and Say, "Danielle Is Missing. I Stayed With Her In The Hospital and She Wasn't There When I Woke Up. I Think She Has Been Kidnapped By Grey Foxes Gang" Bertholdt Grabs His Jacket and He Says, "I'll Go and Get Porco and Marcel. You Start Searching" I Nod and Be Part Ways.

I Run Down The Streets Of Liberio and I Run Into An Alley and I Hear, "Ah, Miss Leonhardt…." I Look Up and I See Grey Fox Holding A Knife To My Best Friends Throat. Grey Fox Smirks and Chuckles, "We Have A Lot Of Talking To Do, Leonhardt" Danielle Shakes Her Head and The Tape Around Her Mouth Comes Loose and She Yells, "Annie! Run!" I Am Paralysed With Fear As Two Guys Advance Towards Me With Guns and Danielle Breaks Free From Grey Foxes Grasp and She Collides With Me and Snaps, "Get Running! NOW!" I Get The Message and I Try To Pull Her Along But She Shakes Her Head and Murmurs, "Go. I'll Be Fine" Tears Build In My Eyes But I Obey and Run Out Of The Alley.