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Chapter 14: The German Shepherd.

Jane . . .

Jane was found in the woods a few days ago. A man found her, she doesn't know who he is, but he seems nice. He has short black hair, a sweater, and some blue jeans. Jane still wasn't sure about him. Jane was never with any humans before. She feels terrified when she goes near them. However, Misty is another story.

"Where's this boat heading to?" The man holding me asked.

"To Hokkaido. We're just lending some stuff down there and back. A German Shepherd wanted to come along. It was alright with us. But we aint saving him if he goes overboard." The boat Captain said. He is a fat man with a half bald head.

"Nice of you, think you've got room for one more?"

"Sorry Daisuke. But we're not allowing a lot of passengers on our boat. Even with one dog."

"gee, thanks." Daisuke left the Captain. The Captain went back on the ship.

Jane looked at the ship. She thought about it. Maybe no one needs her, she thought to herself. Maybe, she can just get away from it all. She thought about this because, after what happened when Akame beat her. After she was outnumbered by Akame. After she gave herself up to save a dog's life. She felt like there was no place for her here, she made her decision.

Jane whimpered to Daisuke that she wanted to get on the boat. "What, you want to get on?" He asked.

Jane looked at her in a sad face.

"Damnit. Listen, I'll get you on. But if you make a sound that gets their attention, it won't be my fault." Daisuke said.

Night time . . .

Daisuke snuck in the boat. He places tarp over some crates, to make it look like it's sealed. He then places Jane under the tarp. She didn't make a sound.

"Don't make a sound." Daisuke said. The Captain yelled.

"What are you doing!?" The Captain said.

"Oh, a man said he had trouble tying the tarp to the crates so they wouldn't fall down. I just helped him out." Daisuke explained. He was nervous that he would see through his lie. The Captain said.

"Alright, well thanks for the help. You should run on home."

"Yeah, you take care man."

"Same."

Daisuke then left the boat. The Captain then went to the wheel of the boat and started it up. It takes a while to get to Hokkaido, so it should be a while before Jane gets there. Jane was going to fall asleep until she heard a dog walking toward where Jane was. Jane panicked. Jane had some space but she had nowhere to hide. The dog came in.

"Yo." The dog said calmly.

"H-Hi." Jane said nervously. The dog walked up close to see Jane. The dog was a German shepherd. He had black and silver fur. And one ear. The other one looked like it was ripped out. He came over and sniffed Jane. He then sighed in relief. "What?"

"N-Nothing, I thought you were someone else." The German Shepherd said.

"Like who?" Jane asked.

"No one."

Jane looked at his leg. It looked like it was stitched up. Jane wondered how that happened.

"What happened to your leg? Did you get shot?" Jane asked.

"Yes. Sniper rifle." The German Shepherd answered.

"How'd that happen?"

"That's my business."

"Oh."

"What about you? Are you injured?"

Jane looked at herself. There were a few bruises but that was just from the fall. "Kind of. I'm just weak, that's all."

"Doesn't surprise me as much. What are you doing on this boat?" He asked.

"I've kind of thought about getting away from my group for a while."

"Why?"

"I don't know, I try so hard to be so strong. Stronger than anyone. My sister had the same dream as I did. I didn't know what to make of it. My sister was better than me, stronger than me. I try to be like her, but for some reason, I can't just figure out why I'm so weak." Jane laid there in silence. The German Shepherd looked at her.

"I feel the same way sometimes. I look at myself and wonder why I'm not as strong as anyone." He said.

"What are you talking about. You look stronger than anyone in this world."

The Shepherd looked on the ground. "Maybe not strong enough. I try my best. All the time. I succeed. But then when you disobey something you were told not to do. You feel weak that you did it. I only regret doing one thing wrong."

"What's that?"

"Killing." The German Shepherd sat down. His claws slowly scratching the floor. Teeth bared. Slow breaths. "My leader was right. I've just became a regular assassin all over again. I couldn't forgive myself for what I did to him."

"What happened?"

"My leader, he exiled me for killing two spies', both Doberman. I lied to him. I betrayed him. I don't deserve to live for that. I don't even know why I did." The German Shepherd shut his eyes.

"Did what?" Jane continued to ask.

"Survive. I was real close to death. I was right there just excepting my fate."

"What do you mean. Just start from the beginning."

"A man named Hogen has terrorized Gajo. I was close to killing him. I was going to throw him into the raging stream. But suddenly, the bullet that was still in my leg started acting up."

"You had a bullet still in your leg? You didn't bother trying to get it out."

"I had a chance of pulling it out. But I decided not to. As punishment for all the things I've done in the past. Anyways, I couldn't stand up. Hogen grabbed me and threw me in the river through the tunnels. I was going to just except that I've died a shameful death. But my leader showed up to save me. We both didn't get out. But he did. He was close to freezing to death. I wouldn't let him die. But at least I did something right. I saved him from death. I was going to die regardless if he'd jumped in or not. I started drifting away. I didn't know how long but I did. But then, I lived. There was light shining above my eyes. I wasn't in the water. I most've washed up to land. Two humans found me while they were hunting. They took me to a guy named Daisuke. He was nice enough to Aid me. I didn't want to be aided. He saw the bullet in my leg. They took it out. I didn't want the bullet out, but they took it out anyway. I was resting up until I heard howls. They were howls of victory." Jane was interested in what Jerome was saying. His story intrigued her. "I knew my leader could do it. I knew he could save the day. I knew he was the right man to be a leader."

Jane smiled at him. "That was fascinating. I still don't understand why he exiled you."

"I wouldn't worry about it. But anyway, you should get your sleep." The German Shepherd got up.

"Hey, could we maybe, travel together. Just for a while." Jane asked.

"Sure. We should be in Hokkaido in the morning."

Jane laid down. But she was curious on one more thing.

"Wait." Jane stopped The German Shepherd. "What's your name."

The German Shepherd turned to her.

"It's Jerome. And you are?"

"Jane. It's a pleasure."

Jerome left her to rest. Jane fell asleep. She was going to miss Akame and Misty and the others. But she's sure that they'll be ok.

To be continued . . .

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