The moon glows
The river flows
But I die
Without you
Where is she?!" Autumn exclaimed, exasperated. She paced the floor of the lobby, her hands waving through the air every few moments.
"I dunno about you, but I can't wait any longer," Luna explained. "We gotta go find her."
Autumn turned to Jack, who nodded his head. "Alright, we'll go look. But I'm sure she's on her way home now."
"Just come on," Luna instructed. She pushed open the door, and followed by Spot, Autumn, and Jack, the four made their way towards the cemetery.
~~
Looking up, Blaze was glad she had a bright moon to help illuminate the path in front of her. She could see the better part of town up ahead, and quickened her pace once more, eager to feel safer about her surroundings.
Her mind focused on moving quickly, Blaze didn't notice the heavy footsteps that had started to follow her, until she heard a bottle crash to the ground behind her. She stopped suddenly, the noise catching her off- guard. Her mind yelled at her to move again and to not look back, and Blaze hastily obeyed. It's probably just cause I passed another bar or somethin', she told herself.
Still, she feared the worst and her pace nearly became a jog, thus angering her drunken companions in the background.
"Where ya goin' so fast, dearie?" one called out, his speech slurred from the amount of liquor he had consumed that night.
Refusing to waste her breath answering, Blaze continued walking. The sounds of the footsteps came closer and suddenly one of the men grabbed her arm, whipping her around to face them.
"Now, now, honey. I believe me friend asked you a question," he snickered. "Ain't ya gonna answer him?"
"I-I'm goin' home." Blaze muttered quickly. "Please. I gotta get home." She cringed at the scent of cheap alcohol on their breaths and turned away, praying they would let her go.
"But it's still early out," one spoke up. "I'm sure ya got time for us before ya head home."
Shaking her head vigorously, Blaze tried to back away. "Please, I just wanna go home."
"Oh you'll go home, but not right now."
Her eyes wide, Blaze looked up to see herself surrounded by five men, each with their eyes hungrily set on her lone figure. "N-no," she stuttered. "Please just let me go." Struggling to free herself from one man's grasp on her arm, his grip merely tightened and the five walked her into an alleyway.
Panicking, Blaze opened her mouth to scream, but one assailant clasped his hand over her mouth before she was able to.
"It's not like anyone's gonna care. Yer a street rat. Who's gonna come lookin' for a street rat?" one chuckled, causing the others to laugh along with him.
Unclamping the hand from around her mouth, the man ran a finger down her cheek. "So why not just be a good girl and don't do any unnecessary yelling?"
Shuddering at the man's cold touch, Blaze looked pleadingly into his distant eyes. "Please. I-I got a baby on da way. Please let me go."
"A baby huh? Must be experienced den," he snickered. His hand wandered down her neck, and Blaze felt as if she was about to lose the food she had eaten that day.
"P-please. All I got left is dis baby, please lemme go," she pleaded again.
"We'll let ya go. once we get what we want," he replied simply. He motioned for two men to hold her arms, and started to unbutton her shirt.
"No!" Blaze cried. On instinct, Blaze kicked the man in front of her, her boot impacting sharply with his groin.
"Damn it!" he yelped, doubling over in pain. "Hold her down!"
On his command the other four pushed Blaze down to the ground, each grabbing a limb so she couldn't protect herself any longer.
Walking over to her again, the man knelt down beside her and glared. "Well now things might take a little longer den originally planned," he muttered.
Blaze closed her eyes, holding back the tears. Unable to escape their grasp, it was futile to fight any longer.
"Look at me," the male ordered.
Closing her eyes tighter, Blaze turned her head away from him, afraid to face his cold eyes once more.
Impatient, the man slapped her hard across the cheek and yelled at her to look at him again, which she disobeyed. Before she blacked out after he struck her again, Blaze silently asked Bumlets to forgive her for whatever was about to happen.
The river flows
But I die
Without you
Where is she?!" Autumn exclaimed, exasperated. She paced the floor of the lobby, her hands waving through the air every few moments.
"I dunno about you, but I can't wait any longer," Luna explained. "We gotta go find her."
Autumn turned to Jack, who nodded his head. "Alright, we'll go look. But I'm sure she's on her way home now."
"Just come on," Luna instructed. She pushed open the door, and followed by Spot, Autumn, and Jack, the four made their way towards the cemetery.
~~
Looking up, Blaze was glad she had a bright moon to help illuminate the path in front of her. She could see the better part of town up ahead, and quickened her pace once more, eager to feel safer about her surroundings.
Her mind focused on moving quickly, Blaze didn't notice the heavy footsteps that had started to follow her, until she heard a bottle crash to the ground behind her. She stopped suddenly, the noise catching her off- guard. Her mind yelled at her to move again and to not look back, and Blaze hastily obeyed. It's probably just cause I passed another bar or somethin', she told herself.
Still, she feared the worst and her pace nearly became a jog, thus angering her drunken companions in the background.
"Where ya goin' so fast, dearie?" one called out, his speech slurred from the amount of liquor he had consumed that night.
Refusing to waste her breath answering, Blaze continued walking. The sounds of the footsteps came closer and suddenly one of the men grabbed her arm, whipping her around to face them.
"Now, now, honey. I believe me friend asked you a question," he snickered. "Ain't ya gonna answer him?"
"I-I'm goin' home." Blaze muttered quickly. "Please. I gotta get home." She cringed at the scent of cheap alcohol on their breaths and turned away, praying they would let her go.
"But it's still early out," one spoke up. "I'm sure ya got time for us before ya head home."
Shaking her head vigorously, Blaze tried to back away. "Please, I just wanna go home."
"Oh you'll go home, but not right now."
Her eyes wide, Blaze looked up to see herself surrounded by five men, each with their eyes hungrily set on her lone figure. "N-no," she stuttered. "Please just let me go." Struggling to free herself from one man's grasp on her arm, his grip merely tightened and the five walked her into an alleyway.
Panicking, Blaze opened her mouth to scream, but one assailant clasped his hand over her mouth before she was able to.
"It's not like anyone's gonna care. Yer a street rat. Who's gonna come lookin' for a street rat?" one chuckled, causing the others to laugh along with him.
Unclamping the hand from around her mouth, the man ran a finger down her cheek. "So why not just be a good girl and don't do any unnecessary yelling?"
Shuddering at the man's cold touch, Blaze looked pleadingly into his distant eyes. "Please. I-I got a baby on da way. Please let me go."
"A baby huh? Must be experienced den," he snickered. His hand wandered down her neck, and Blaze felt as if she was about to lose the food she had eaten that day.
"P-please. All I got left is dis baby, please lemme go," she pleaded again.
"We'll let ya go. once we get what we want," he replied simply. He motioned for two men to hold her arms, and started to unbutton her shirt.
"No!" Blaze cried. On instinct, Blaze kicked the man in front of her, her boot impacting sharply with his groin.
"Damn it!" he yelped, doubling over in pain. "Hold her down!"
On his command the other four pushed Blaze down to the ground, each grabbing a limb so she couldn't protect herself any longer.
Walking over to her again, the man knelt down beside her and glared. "Well now things might take a little longer den originally planned," he muttered.
Blaze closed her eyes, holding back the tears. Unable to escape their grasp, it was futile to fight any longer.
"Look at me," the male ordered.
Closing her eyes tighter, Blaze turned her head away from him, afraid to face his cold eyes once more.
Impatient, the man slapped her hard across the cheek and yelled at her to look at him again, which she disobeyed. Before she blacked out after he struck her again, Blaze silently asked Bumlets to forgive her for whatever was about to happen.
