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"Uhhhh..... I really have to move somewhere colder! This place is just too hot!"

Yuki sat in the shade cast by one of the buildings. She swore she could see the heat rising from the ground in waves. The fact that it was winter did little, in her opinion, to lower the temperature. Her light blue eyes narrowed as she surveyed the happenings of the small town. Church had let out a while ago and people were walking leisurly around, taking no notice of her small form, a group of men were talking on the other side of the street, a boy was being chased down the road by a large dark haired man. The last thing caught her attention. She blinked and raised an eyebrow as they ran past.

"Ohhhkay. Not asking," she muttered to herself.

A small grin spread across her face as she considered helping the kid out, but quickly pushed the thought away. She didn't want to draw that kind of attention to herself, especially in a religious town such as this. She had been attacked before and froze the creepy guy. The result? Getting chased across the continent by an even creepier guy who demanded that he be her master... Yeah. Right. Like she was going to let THAT happen as long as she could fight back. No one was going to control her life, especially if it took so little effort to kick his ass. Pathetic humans.

Yuki stood and stretched, wanting to find a place that was a little cooler. The sun had descended towards the west and diminished her small patch of shade. She began wandering down the road, looking for some better shade. As she walked she began to consider where she could go that would be decently cold.

"I heard that it's always cold way up north. Maybe I could hitch a ride there somehow."

She stopped just outside of the small town and leaned against a tree. A cool refreshing breeze was blowing causing the grass to sway in the wind, a stream babbled soothingly, animals were frolicing happily about, someone was sneaking around. Damn, why weren't things normal today? Yuki turned her eyes in the person's direction while trying not to seem like she noticed anything was wrong. The shadow had become all too familiar.

"Not again..." She sighed and stood up straight, walking slowly in the man's direction. "Could you take a hint, please? I don't like you. I'm not going anywhere with you. Leave me alone."

For once Creepy Stalker Guy didn't try to make some fancy comeback. Yuki figured she'd have to freeze him and go somewhere else yet again. A feeling of uneasiness came over her as she advanced. The man's quietness was somewhat disturbing.

He stood at the opposite end of a clearing in the trees. Yuki stopped at the edge and looked at him with her arms crossed. "Can't you just leave?"

Motion caught her eye. He'd brought friends. From what she could see, there were quite a few of them, more than she was comfortable with handling.

Creepy Stalker Guy just grinned, obviously thinking she hadn't noticed. Idiot.

"Afraid to take me on?" he taunted lamely.

"No. I don't want to have to deal with them." Yuki turned and disappeared into trees.

The guy stood there blinking (looking stupidly amazed that his "brilliant" plot had failed) for a few seconds before yelling, "After her!"





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A/N: ^__^ I got reviews! *Is happy* Ahem... ANYway, to address some comments:

No, Mako, it won't be a self-insertion fic *Eye twitch* I personally dislike them. A lot. No offense to those who enjoy them. There probably will be some original characters, but they'll most likely be evil.

Katzztar: I don't have a set location for the story. I kind of pictured something like suburban New York a long time ago (with higher average temperatures)- small towns, unpaved roads, etc. (this takes place long before the series...let's say 500 years). Just to make a few things clear- Honoo and Yuki haven't met eachother or Mosquiton. I also have no plan, I'm going to let this fic take me where it will. That leaves more of a chance of me finishing it.

And to Yuki-chan: Thanks! ^__^