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Your eyes

Chapter 9: Bloody snow

In the night the little village lost its peace. Houses were burning. People screamed for help. Some of them lost their lives. The village was attacked by a group of evil thieves...again...

An old man tried to escape, but he was caught again. Four men surrounded him. They all have worn evil grins. One of the men kicked the old man in his stomach.

"Did you try to escape? How silly." He kicked him one more time. The old man coughed heavily.

"Please, leave the village alone...pleas-" One more kick. The old man suffered. Another one of the thieves walked over to him. He pushed his sword into the earth, right next to the old man. The blade of the sword cut the man's skin lightly, his blood dropped over his face.

"Don't tell me you don't remember us. Did you forget our last visit five years ago?" His sharp voice sent shivers down the old man's spine. He begged for his life. "We burned down your little village once. Can you remember now? Or shall we help you a little bit?" He yelled at the old man. His eyes were filled with fear. The guy kicked him one more time, but with much more force.

"...Y-You are Gin,... the leader of the thieves." The old man stuttered.

"So, you remember us. That's much better." He said. The thief named Gin went to his group.

They held an old woman hostage. Exactly that woman, who always brought food for Yuki to the stone shrine. She winced in pain. Gin walked over to her and stepped in front of her. He lifted her chin up with his sword.

"What a shame, that you don't have so many things to steal. You poor old fools. Isn't your life boring like that?" He asked her with contempt in his voice. The old woman glared at him. She was full of anger and also fear.

"You sick-urgh..." The thieve cut her off. He slapped her with his sword across her face. She still glared at him.

"Cheeky little hag. Don't talk like this to me." Gin said.

He turned around to his group of thieves. "Let's go. There is nothing to steal. It was a waste of time!" Gin yelled. He and the thieves left the village. Some houses completely burned down. A view people died in the fire. The old woman was injured, but she survived.

"Please. Don't let them find the temple again..." She stuttered and suddenly fainted.

~~~~~Later at the temple~~~~~~

Yuki was still awake. She sensed something bad and looked down to the forest. She was nervous for some reason. But she couldn't explain why. "I can smell burned wood and...dead bodies? What happened in the village. I hope they are fine and I'm just wrong..." Yuki walked into the entrance hall of the the temple. She stepped in front of the wooden shrine.

"Please, let the villagers be all right." She folded her hands and prayed in desperation.

The whole thing with Asura was still in her mind. She missed him. She couldn't forget his voice, the way he talked to her and the way he touched her. Yuki tried to forget him, but without success. She loved him too much.

She wanted to leave the hall and began to walk away. A little noise caught her attention. She heard the temple gate opening. Yuki turned around.

"Asura?" She asked. Her hope to see him again was still there.

"My, my, my. I didn't expect to find someone here." A voice said. Yuki remembered this dangerous voice. She couldn't believe it. Gin and his thieves were here one more time.

"What do we have here? A little girl." Gin chuckled. Yuki stepped back. Her body started to tremble.

"You." Her eyes hardened. Anger raised inside of her. Pure rage came up in the girl.

"Oh. You know us? How come?" Gin asked and walked over to Yuki. The others followed him, all wearing sinister grins. They surrounded Yuki. Two men grabbed Yuki's arms and caught her. She struggled but got punched in her gut for her action. She panted heavily. Gin stepped in front of her and eyed every part of her with interest.

"So, my dear. Tell me, how do you know me?" He grabbed her chin. Yuki bit him in his hand. Gin stepped back. The white haired girl couldn't control herself, she struggled until they lost their hold on her and attacked the man named Gin. She pushed him to the ground.

"You bastard! You killed my family and all the people in the temple!" She shouted at him. Yuki raised her fist and punched him hardly. She didn't hold back. "I survived both times!" Two man grabbed her hair and pulled her back. Gin stood up, blood was running from his lips. He wiped it away and walked to Yuki. He slapped her across her face.

"You will pay for this! Hold her still!" He commanded. His men tightened their grip on Yuki. She wasn't able to move anymore. Gin grinned and punched in her gut. She gasped for air. He punched her a view more times. He hit her over her head one last time. Yuki coughed up blood, she was badly defeated. The thieves grabbed her again. Gin pulled the bandage from her face.

"Oh, it's you. The blind girl. Now I can remember you. Your eyes..." He grabbed her chin and pulled her head closer to his.

"But why are you in this temple?" He asked her.

"I was brought here after you killed my parents. When you attacked the temple five years ago I was hidden in a secret place!" She shouted at him. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Gin chuckled.

"Is that so. I sincerely apologize, that I didn't kill you like the other priests. But I don't want to kill you now, I have something bigger in mind." He looked at her with a perverted grin. "We will stay here until tomorrow. But we'll take the girl with us." He said to the others. He turned his head to Yuki again.

"I'll take care about you, so don't worry." He said to her and ruffled her hair.

Yuki glared at him. She suddenly spit in his face. Gin became angry and smacked her again with more force. "You little bitch!" He hit her three more times. Yuki's whole body hurt. Blood ran down her mouth and bruises covered her body. She laid on the floor motionless.

Gin turned to his group. "Tomorrow we will leave this damn area."

All of the criminals spread out in the temple. One man tied Yuki up and watched her the whole night. She suffered from her injuries. Tears rolled down her cheeks, she felt to fight again.

The man that looked after her moved closer. His hand touched her leg and wandered up her thigh. Yuki flinched.

"Shh. Be quiet, or the others will hear you." The guy said. He came closer and closer to her 'area'. Yuki took all her strength, that was left. She hardly kicked him in his 'noble thing'. He yelled in pain. Yuki smiled triumphantly, but she got punched by him.

She landed on the floor. Her mind became dark. She lost her consciousness and fainted.

Darkness came over her.

~~~~~Next day~~~~~

Yuki opened her eyes. "Was everything just a nightmare? No, it wasn't"

She was roughly shaken awake. Gin grabbed her hair and forced her to her feet. He grinned and chuckled.

"Time to wake up, little princess. We have to go now." He said to her. Yuki didn't say anything, she couldn't even move. All parts of her body hurt. The blood on her chin already dried, but left a red colored mark. Gin shoved her to one f his man.

He grabbed Yuki and threw her over his shoulder. A whimper escaped her mouth. The guy carried her out of the temple. The group of thieves left the temple area with Yuki in their grasp.

One wish and her greatest hope ran through Yuki's mind.

"Please...help me, Asura..."


Lot of violence in this chapter...poor Yuki...

By the way, some of you asked me because of the name Yuki. It's a Japanese name, and it means 'snow'. There are some hints, for example the color of her hair and her eyes and the name of this chapter. I thought it would be a good idea.

What do you think? Will Asura rescue and safe her? Or will Yuki's fate lay in the hands of Gin and his thieves? Now it's getting excited. See you in the next chapter! ^^