Chapter 2
The burning flooding my body, slowly seeps away. I gasp in a breath, my lungs burning, like I haven't taken a sip of oxygen for over 100 years. I know my senses have been heightened. My ears pick up sounds that I have never heard before, and it terrifies me. I should not fucking hear a butterfly beating it's wings! Smells assault my nose. The stench of rotting plants and animals, the smell of daisies and flowers that I can't name. New colours make my eyes water, and the sharpness at which I can see is terrifying, because I am short sighted, and can see a blade of grass a hundred meters away. My brain automatically puts notices on each smell, like a sweet smell, like meat fresh out the pan is associated animals, like rabbits, or deer. Or the clean smell of water. The only smell that has me cautious, is this chocolaty vanilla smell, that smells so good, but every time I get a whiff of it, my brain screams for me to run as fast as I can in the other direction.
I decide it is now time to get up off my ass and get moving, to see if I can find a person, or cell signal at least. When I get up, I see that I still have most of my stuff, except for the books in my carrier bag, which may not seem like a bad deal, considering that all the books from hell (A: School, read school) have magically disappeared. But not for me. I still had a novel that I wanted to read. One of the most amazing series I have ever read called Percy Jackson. It was the final one of the second series! (A:AMAZING SERIES!) I am so sad, I can feel tears collecting in my eyes. But I must get over it. I stretch, and feel my joints popping, like my spine, neck, and knees. And, once done, I set off into the forest the surrounds my little clearing.
Not long after I move, do I find that water I smelt. A river that is crystal blue, shines in the sunlight, catching my attention, while I am still getting used to the new enhanced senses. I run to the river, covering distance like a car, and covering 50 meters in 4 seconds. I drop my skateboard and bag, and strip, so I don't get my clothes and shoes and socks wet, and slide in. I am still in the shallow water, but I sit down on the river bank, and pull my hair out of its hair tie. I ruffle it, so that it comes untangled. The water comes just over my over my ribs, and I want to go in further, but I take a look at my reflection. I blink twice, then rub my eyes, thinking they are playing tricks on my, but no, it is true. I have ears! And not just any ears, but big, white, fluffy, wolf ears! And my human ears have vanished! My brain registers, that, while I was changing, I had a tail! I freak out. Someone must be playing a sick joke.
I reach up and try to take these fake ears off, and when I do, a sharp pain tears across my scalp. Both my hands are up, feeling up and down these things, looking for a way to take them off. My one finger lightly brushes a stray hair, and I am off in a ticklish fit. This is when I know that the shit has hit the fan, because I could feel my hands running across these fucking ears! "AAAAHHHHHHHH!" I shout at the top of my lungs, too shocked to say anything else. I feel like I am going to hyperventilate soon, when that chocolaty vanilla smell, wafts past.
I scramble out of the river, and grab my stuff. I decide that it is a great opportunity for me to go for a swim, so I stuff all my belongings into a bag, and jog into the water. I am half way across the river, when I hear the panting breathes of something. I don't know what it is, but I really don't wanna find out, because fuck, is it moving fast! I really don't wanna be here when that thing gets here, because boy does it sound made, crashing through everything like that. I am about to turn and continue wading the rest of the way, when my eyes catch a flash of blue. A dark midnight blue. I now need to get out of here, so I run the rest of the way, and when I am almost out, I hear a wolf whistle behind me. A very low whistle. My face is bright red, when I realise, that there is a person behind me. And more so a guy. And I am in my birthday suit.
I am mortally embarrassed, and sprint out of there. Cursing myself for being so stupid! And for shouting like that! I take off into the forest, not far from the river bank, and chant 'Don't stop, don't stop' over and over in my head. The bastard behind my bursts out laughing, and I feel even more embarrassed if it is fuck possible, when he suddenly stops and shouts "Shit! Oi, get back here!" and starts running after me again. I shout back "Fuck no!" and carry on running. I expect to hear a splash, but it never comes. I start to hope for the best, and think 'Hey maybe he can't swim?' when all hopes are dashed when I hear a thud behind me. "Oi, Ahomine! Wait up you bastard!" I hear someone shout to my left. The person sounds royally pissed off. He is also panting, but I can tell he has lots of energy.
I feel like my heart is about to crush my ribs, it is beating so hard. I feel trapped. Cornered. So I veer off to the right, and at the speed I am going, the trees are a blur, and I have to rely on instincts to make sure I don't become mince meat on the side of a tree. "Hurry up, Bakagami!" I hear the first guy, obviously this Ahomine, to my right, and only slightly behind. 'If I can't outrun them, I need to outsmart them!' and so, as I pass a tree, I slam on brakes, and grab hold of it so I spin around it. I hear two whooshes go past me, seconds later, and know they have past me. I scramble into my clothes, then my shoes and socks. Just in time too, because I hear Ahomine shout "Baka! Where the hell did she go?". I whisper "Shit!".