Remember the Golden Rule
By: Misty-Chan
Ch. 3
"It can't be!! Not them!" She muttered helplessly. Her friends were running like a pack of wolves and performing choreographed moves in metallic sub-armor of various colors, each, she noticed, the color they seemed to prefer in normal life… The tree she was at was almost perfect for climbing, and she took that opportunity.
The girl watched from her perch as her greatest fears were realized in their sternness. They hadn't noticed her and she enjoyed that while concentrating on their "planning". {No wonder they always liked me leaving.. and all this time I'd thought they just liked walking round the house in their underwear while we were out..} Her eyes watched the majestic skills at work; deadly forces, each of them. The five boys who had brought her to know "friendship" and similar phrases couldn't possibly be those kind of people…the people she's been running from. When Shin had first seen her, had been in that armor thing? She couldn't remember and pounded her head with her fist in a vain attempt to knock the memory loose, in doing so she lost her balance and slipped right off her perch onto her side about 10 feet down, but wasn't hurt.
They noticed her,
Froze,
And she ran.
They had no choice but to follow, and they did. Seiji finally tackled her and she squirmed to get free and run again, but couldn't. They got her to stand and everyone stood, staring, silent.
"Well, what do we do with her now?" Shu's coldness made her flinch, and the tears of fear that had welled up began to streak her cheek. She closed her eyes, but all that happened was Shu was elbowed in the side.
"Misty!" Shin cried excitedly. "It's perfect!" He repeated his first word and looked to the girl. "What do you think?" She almost fainted from confusion.. first chased then they're hollering names..
"Misty..? As my name?" she finally spoke.
"It sounds nice," Touma added.
"I.. I like it." She managed a soft smile through the n-sureness that plagued her mind. They each smiled and silence cloaked them again.
"Well, " Ryo came in again, tired of just standing there. "You know about us now.. surprised?" He asked her.
"Only a little bit.. I guess I should've known.." Misty said, smiling again.
"How so?" Touma requested
"I.. well, I've heard of you to.. put it like that." She beat round the bush well… "But I never thought.. you.." Misty was at a loss for words.
"Well, we're not gonna kill you if that's what you were thinking.." Shin comforted her.
"But, what do we do with her? What if she goes around blabbing and the wrong people find out?" Shu came in again, Misty was taken aback and became the shy girl again.
"I won't sir!! I'll never tell a soul!" She pleaded hastily
"Woah! No one's gonna get hurt! Don't worry Misty." Ryo lightened the air while glances of daggers aimed at Shu. The more he thought about it, the better that name fit.
"And don't call me sir, I'm not that old yet!" Shu laughed.
Misty almost fell into a trance, a dream sort of thing; she hadn't heard what Shu said. A few minutes passed and a disconnected voice came from her lips; hers but she was barely "there".