Escape
Chapter 3
The Search
Disclaimer: I own Nothing!
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"Your embarrassing" Kusanagi's words kept repeating in her head the whole way. Momiji suddenly opened her eyes wide as the cab pulled to a halt. "Is this it?"
"Yes ma'am this is as far as you can go." He told her plainly.
"Well ok thank you." Momiji got out of the cab and was stumped as to where to go. All around her was a forest. "Well they won't look for me here." Momiji smirked as she started to walk to the right. "I'd bet Kusanagi wouldn't even look!" At that thought Momiji fell to the ground and started to cry. "Oh Kusanagi!" Momiji breathed.
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"Oh god damn it were could she be?" Kusanagi said to himself as he flew threw the sky. "I'm so dumb for saying that. Really How COULD I be so . Hot- headed?" Kusanagi started to hate himself only wanting Momiji back.
Kusanagi got back home right as the sun set. He walked over to the answering machine where he saw that there were three left. Not many called him so it was shocking to see even this many.
"Message 1recorded at . four o'clock. Kusanagi? This is Kunikida. Any luck yet?" click. Kusanagi could tell that he was severely uncomfortable. "Message 2 recorded at. four fifteen. Well? It's Kunikida again Call Me when you here ANYTHING!" click. Message 3 recorded at . 5:45. Umm Kusanagi? It's me. Momiji. I don't know why I called but don't worry I won't ever embarrass you again. So bye!
"Momiji! Oh please come back!" Kusanagi headed over to his bed and lay down. He didn't even bother to undress or even pull back the covers. He quickly fell asleep to upset to think about it any longer.
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Momiji wandered farther and farther into the forest. "It's getting to dark and I still don't know where I'm going to sleep." Momiji said getting a little frightened. Momiji quickly stopped and whipped her head over to a bunch of bushes. "I could've sworn that I heard something." Suddenly something leapt out of the bushes. Momiji fell to the ground with a blood- curdling scream.
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"Momiji!" Kusanagi yelled as he jerked to a sitting position. He looked down at his hands just in time to see his mitama's light fade. "What's going on? Could Momiji be in trouble?" This only served to worry him so Kusanagi laid back down and again he fell asleep. But his dreams were fixed on making it rough.
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"Kusanagi. Oh Ku-sa-na-gi!" Momiji's voice sang as he dreamed.
"Momiji come to me. Please!" Kusanagi pleaded with her.
"No way! I embarrass you! Remember?" she taunted.
"No! Momiji I.I." suddenly Kusanagi woke once again. Sweat rolled down his neck. His chest was moving up and down rapidly as he tried to calm down. "If only you knew." Kusanagi lept to his feet as an idea emerged in his mind. He grabbed his coat of his way to the window. Kusanagi felt to rushed to go through the door so he decided to go out the window. He quickly stepped out the window and lept into the sky towards Momiji's house.
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"Does she ever lock her window?' Kusanagi said to himself as he entered Momiji's room. Slowly he walked over to the door. He then turned the knob slowly and opened the door making sure not to make a sound. Standing quietly in the doorway Kusanagi strained his senses to their limit trying to hear someone or something. A smile crept to his face as he heard a loud snore from the room down the hall.
Kusanagi turned around and closed the door behind him. Finding the light switch he flicked it on. "Ah, her desk." Kusanagi whispered as he walked over to it. He quickly and carelessly rummaged through the drawers. "Jack pot!" Straitening up he pulled out what he was looking for.pictures. He sorted through them finally settling on a couple. "What else should I get? A blanket. I bet she'll be cold." He then walked over and picked up a fuzzy green throw that was on her bed. "This should work." Kusanagi then stopped to make sure he had everything. "A flashlight would work. I bet there is one in the kitchen." He then turned out the light and walked through the doorway. He slowly walked down the stairs and then turned to enter in the kitchen. Kusanagi looked everywhere he could think of until he found one sitting on top of the fridge. He then turned and retraced his steps back to Momiji's window. He then leapt once again in the sky. "What an advantage flaying is." Thought Kusanagi.
Kusanagi landed in front of a cab building. "I hope someone saw her." Kusanagi walked into the building and walked to the front desk. "Excuse me miss I need some help."
"With what? You look fine to me." The lady said with a giggle.
"Ma'am this is kinda urgent. I need to speak with all the drivers to see if any of them would know where a friend of mine is." Kusanagi said in no mood to play games.
"Oh I see. This way then." She said apologetically.
Kusanagi quickly followed the woman as she walked down the hall and into a huge garage. The woman sharply whistled and said, "Listen up boys Mr.. er. what's your name?"
"Mamoru Kusanagi."
"Thank you. Mr. Kusanagi wants to know if any of ya'll know where his friend is. So be nice. He looks worried." With that she turned and her heel and left.
After a long pause Kusanagi then started to ask about Momiji. "Well yeah she uh is about so high with long chestnut hair and piercing green eyes." Kusanagi's hope started to fade as no one spoke up. "Here are a couple of pictures."
All the drivers gathered in a huddle to look at the pictures." Oh I've seen her. I drove her earlier today. She was real quiet but I could tell she was crying."
"Well where did you take her?" Kusanagi urged.
"Well. Oh yeah I took her to the edge of town north from here. She headed into the forest. Does that help?"
"Yes! Thank you so much!" Kusanagi grabbed the pictures and ran out of the building as fast as he could.
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Momiji scrambled to her feet, she could hear the screaming of the monster behind her. As she ran faster and faster she saw out of the corner of her eye a lightning strike. "Yikes!" yelp Momiji as it struck. "Just what I need!" Momiji thought.
Momiji's foot caught on a root and she went tumbling face down, landing in a patch of thick dead leaves. Momiji took a deep breath finding it to hard for comfort. As she did she could feel something unusual fill her lungs. It grasped at every part of her body. It was warm but cold at the same time. Momiji gasped as it started to tighten its grip on her insides. She felt it squeeze at her, twisting every muscle to its limit. It felt as if it was trying to take control of her. Momiji tried to scream but her body wouldn't heed her commands. All of a sudden Momiji got distracted from the pain on her inside ands concentrated on the pain on her outside. She could feel the monster slashing at her back. Momiji also felt that the thing that had a hold on her insides let go. Momiji quickly got up and ran. Momiji fell to the ground again as the monster jumped her.
Momiji wished to cry out to somebody, mostly Kusanagi, but she knew no one would hear. she was no longer his to protect. "This thing could kill me and Kusanagi wouldn't care." She thought with a grimace. The thing once again slashed at her ripping her shirt. "No! Get off of me you horrid monster!" Momiji again got to her feet and ran to escape. Not noticing the steep decline of the land Momiji slipped and tumbled down the hill.
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"Momiji?" Kusanagi could hear her screams from a distance.
"Stop!" he could hear her screams becoming worse.
"Momiji I'm coming!" Kusanagi yelled as he quickened his pace.
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Momiji felt the animal quickly move from her but was afraid to open her eyes. She then felt someone pick her up.
"Momiji? Are you ok?" The familiar voice asked as its owner cradled her body closer.
Momiji opened her eyes slowly to look deeply into Kusanagi's cat-like eyes. "Oh how I love those eyes!" Momiji thought silently to her self. "YOU came for me?"
"Of coarse, you idiot!" Kusanagi smiled as he held her tighter not wanting to let her go. "Now let's get you home."
"Home? I don't want to."
"Why not? Everyone is worried."
"You lie!"
"No, I'm serious."
"You're the reason I left, remember? So why would you care?"
"Because I didn't mean what I said!"
"All you going to do is drop me off at home and then I'll never see you unless I'm hurt or in danger! Right?" Momiji countered wishing she didn't believe it.
"No its not right, I, cause I . lo." Kusanagi stopped himself right in time. " I like to be with you!"
"Prove it!" Momiji challenged with a raised eyebrow.
"How and when am I going to do that, Princess?"
"Stay with me all night!"
"I can't do that! Kunikida would kill me."
"Then take me to your apartment! I'm 18 you know! I can make my own decisions."
"No way!"
"Then I was right! I do embarrass you!" Momiji jerked from him and started to walk away. "I knew it!"
"Fine! You'll go to my place!" Kusanagi grabbed her around her waist and lept into the sky.
Disclaimer: I own Nothing!
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"Your embarrassing" Kusanagi's words kept repeating in her head the whole way. Momiji suddenly opened her eyes wide as the cab pulled to a halt. "Is this it?"
"Yes ma'am this is as far as you can go." He told her plainly.
"Well ok thank you." Momiji got out of the cab and was stumped as to where to go. All around her was a forest. "Well they won't look for me here." Momiji smirked as she started to walk to the right. "I'd bet Kusanagi wouldn't even look!" At that thought Momiji fell to the ground and started to cry. "Oh Kusanagi!" Momiji breathed.
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"Oh god damn it were could she be?" Kusanagi said to himself as he flew threw the sky. "I'm so dumb for saying that. Really How COULD I be so . Hot- headed?" Kusanagi started to hate himself only wanting Momiji back.
Kusanagi got back home right as the sun set. He walked over to the answering machine where he saw that there were three left. Not many called him so it was shocking to see even this many.
"Message 1recorded at . four o'clock. Kusanagi? This is Kunikida. Any luck yet?" click. Kusanagi could tell that he was severely uncomfortable. "Message 2 recorded at. four fifteen. Well? It's Kunikida again Call Me when you here ANYTHING!" click. Message 3 recorded at . 5:45. Umm Kusanagi? It's me. Momiji. I don't know why I called but don't worry I won't ever embarrass you again. So bye!
"Momiji! Oh please come back!" Kusanagi headed over to his bed and lay down. He didn't even bother to undress or even pull back the covers. He quickly fell asleep to upset to think about it any longer.
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Momiji wandered farther and farther into the forest. "It's getting to dark and I still don't know where I'm going to sleep." Momiji said getting a little frightened. Momiji quickly stopped and whipped her head over to a bunch of bushes. "I could've sworn that I heard something." Suddenly something leapt out of the bushes. Momiji fell to the ground with a blood- curdling scream.
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"Momiji!" Kusanagi yelled as he jerked to a sitting position. He looked down at his hands just in time to see his mitama's light fade. "What's going on? Could Momiji be in trouble?" This only served to worry him so Kusanagi laid back down and again he fell asleep. But his dreams were fixed on making it rough.
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"Kusanagi. Oh Ku-sa-na-gi!" Momiji's voice sang as he dreamed.
"Momiji come to me. Please!" Kusanagi pleaded with her.
"No way! I embarrass you! Remember?" she taunted.
"No! Momiji I.I." suddenly Kusanagi woke once again. Sweat rolled down his neck. His chest was moving up and down rapidly as he tried to calm down. "If only you knew." Kusanagi lept to his feet as an idea emerged in his mind. He grabbed his coat of his way to the window. Kusanagi felt to rushed to go through the door so he decided to go out the window. He quickly stepped out the window and lept into the sky towards Momiji's house.
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"Does she ever lock her window?' Kusanagi said to himself as he entered Momiji's room. Slowly he walked over to the door. He then turned the knob slowly and opened the door making sure not to make a sound. Standing quietly in the doorway Kusanagi strained his senses to their limit trying to hear someone or something. A smile crept to his face as he heard a loud snore from the room down the hall.
Kusanagi turned around and closed the door behind him. Finding the light switch he flicked it on. "Ah, her desk." Kusanagi whispered as he walked over to it. He quickly and carelessly rummaged through the drawers. "Jack pot!" Straitening up he pulled out what he was looking for.pictures. He sorted through them finally settling on a couple. "What else should I get? A blanket. I bet she'll be cold." He then walked over and picked up a fuzzy green throw that was on her bed. "This should work." Kusanagi then stopped to make sure he had everything. "A flashlight would work. I bet there is one in the kitchen." He then turned out the light and walked through the doorway. He slowly walked down the stairs and then turned to enter in the kitchen. Kusanagi looked everywhere he could think of until he found one sitting on top of the fridge. He then turned and retraced his steps back to Momiji's window. He then leapt once again in the sky. "What an advantage flaying is." Thought Kusanagi.
Kusanagi landed in front of a cab building. "I hope someone saw her." Kusanagi walked into the building and walked to the front desk. "Excuse me miss I need some help."
"With what? You look fine to me." The lady said with a giggle.
"Ma'am this is kinda urgent. I need to speak with all the drivers to see if any of them would know where a friend of mine is." Kusanagi said in no mood to play games.
"Oh I see. This way then." She said apologetically.
Kusanagi quickly followed the woman as she walked down the hall and into a huge garage. The woman sharply whistled and said, "Listen up boys Mr.. er. what's your name?"
"Mamoru Kusanagi."
"Thank you. Mr. Kusanagi wants to know if any of ya'll know where his friend is. So be nice. He looks worried." With that she turned and her heel and left.
After a long pause Kusanagi then started to ask about Momiji. "Well yeah she uh is about so high with long chestnut hair and piercing green eyes." Kusanagi's hope started to fade as no one spoke up. "Here are a couple of pictures."
All the drivers gathered in a huddle to look at the pictures." Oh I've seen her. I drove her earlier today. She was real quiet but I could tell she was crying."
"Well where did you take her?" Kusanagi urged.
"Well. Oh yeah I took her to the edge of town north from here. She headed into the forest. Does that help?"
"Yes! Thank you so much!" Kusanagi grabbed the pictures and ran out of the building as fast as he could.
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Momiji scrambled to her feet, she could hear the screaming of the monster behind her. As she ran faster and faster she saw out of the corner of her eye a lightning strike. "Yikes!" yelp Momiji as it struck. "Just what I need!" Momiji thought.
Momiji's foot caught on a root and she went tumbling face down, landing in a patch of thick dead leaves. Momiji took a deep breath finding it to hard for comfort. As she did she could feel something unusual fill her lungs. It grasped at every part of her body. It was warm but cold at the same time. Momiji gasped as it started to tighten its grip on her insides. She felt it squeeze at her, twisting every muscle to its limit. It felt as if it was trying to take control of her. Momiji tried to scream but her body wouldn't heed her commands. All of a sudden Momiji got distracted from the pain on her inside ands concentrated on the pain on her outside. She could feel the monster slashing at her back. Momiji also felt that the thing that had a hold on her insides let go. Momiji quickly got up and ran. Momiji fell to the ground again as the monster jumped her.
Momiji wished to cry out to somebody, mostly Kusanagi, but she knew no one would hear. she was no longer his to protect. "This thing could kill me and Kusanagi wouldn't care." She thought with a grimace. The thing once again slashed at her ripping her shirt. "No! Get off of me you horrid monster!" Momiji again got to her feet and ran to escape. Not noticing the steep decline of the land Momiji slipped and tumbled down the hill.
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"Momiji?" Kusanagi could hear her screams from a distance.
"Stop!" he could hear her screams becoming worse.
"Momiji I'm coming!" Kusanagi yelled as he quickened his pace.
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Momiji felt the animal quickly move from her but was afraid to open her eyes. She then felt someone pick her up.
"Momiji? Are you ok?" The familiar voice asked as its owner cradled her body closer.
Momiji opened her eyes slowly to look deeply into Kusanagi's cat-like eyes. "Oh how I love those eyes!" Momiji thought silently to her self. "YOU came for me?"
"Of coarse, you idiot!" Kusanagi smiled as he held her tighter not wanting to let her go. "Now let's get you home."
"Home? I don't want to."
"Why not? Everyone is worried."
"You lie!"
"No, I'm serious."
"You're the reason I left, remember? So why would you care?"
"Because I didn't mean what I said!"
"All you going to do is drop me off at home and then I'll never see you unless I'm hurt or in danger! Right?" Momiji countered wishing she didn't believe it.
"No its not right, I, cause I . lo." Kusanagi stopped himself right in time. " I like to be with you!"
"Prove it!" Momiji challenged with a raised eyebrow.
"How and when am I going to do that, Princess?"
"Stay with me all night!"
"I can't do that! Kunikida would kill me."
"Then take me to your apartment! I'm 18 you know! I can make my own decisions."
"No way!"
"Then I was right! I do embarrass you!" Momiji jerked from him and started to walk away. "I knew it!"
"Fine! You'll go to my place!" Kusanagi grabbed her around her waist and lept into the sky.
