Shadows Crimes

Chapter 2 -Close Call

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Mikoto feeling rather rested ("for the first time in a week I haven't had those visions") she thought, and then she had realized she was hungry and got out of bed to get something to eat. After she had eaten she had eaten she took a stroll among the village to see if there was any thing to get her mind from what had just happened. As she walked out she saw that the village was busy with their everyday life, some of the Black Mages were tending gardens and shops as well as conversing with another as she also saw that the genomes were doing the same. Just as she walked over to the Chocobo hut and saw two young genome boys playing with Bobby Corwen and chasing after him but seeing the mischievous bird wanted to change the game to hide and seek with them Bobby Corwen led them on a chase to the outside of the village. Curious, Mikoto decided that she should fallow them into the forest.

Mikoto kept a close eye on them to make sure they find the little chocobo and get back to the village, as she looked around the forest to make sure there was no danger around she walked in to a clearing that seemed suspicious to her "hmmm, that's strange have I seen this place before? It looks like... like ... it can't be!" she said aloud to herself. Just then the two boys came running toward her but she ignored them still looking around and she saw Bobby Corwen silently sneaked behind some thick berry filled bushes. The boys stopped where Mikoto was standing giving her a quizzical look. Mikoto turns around to see the boys; Bobby Corwen made a small shuffling sound in the bush. The Boys clearly herd it but just as they turned around.

The small chocobo sprang out from behind the bushes therefore scaring the boys and making them run right into Mikoto's arms, she looked down at the boys and then something had caught her eye. Remembering her vision she had last night she thought it best that they leave now. Bobby Corwen was content as the boys were petting him behind the ears and then "WWWWWARK" the chocobo had cried out in fear then ran as fast as his little legs could back to the village still crying out in fear, Mikoto saw the little bird run and she let go of the boys for a second and then caught a glimpse of the shadow that didn't seem to have a source to why it was there and then it vanished.

There was a silence then the violent sound of rustling leaves and a dark figure unlike the Genomes or the black Mages had entered her line of vision. " RUN NOW!! GO BACK TO THE VILLAGE NOW!!" she shouted at the boys to go back to village, they looked at her quivering at what had just happened "But..." the one boy started "Wha-" "Go back now. There is something out there, NOW GO!" she said as she interrupted both boys as they too heard had happened to have herd something unusual in the forest. They instantly complied with Mikoto's demand and ran back to the village and started running herself. She ran back while looking at her surrounding as she went, something had caught her ankle and let out a large yelp. "SOME ONE HELP ME!" she screamed in pain as she tried to free herself from the grasp she felt around her ankle, she had thought she herd a familiar laughter, but no one was there and the she looked down at her ankle and found that she was caught between two rocks. "Mwa ha ha ha haaa!" this time she was definitely sure she herd the faint laughter, the laughter like in her vision. She ignored it for now and ran back slightly limping, as she ran she refused to look back. " I will get you Mikoto- you and the rest of them Mwa ha ha ha haaaa" she herd the voice hissed silently in the forest expecting everyone and any thing to listen and fear him.

As Mikoto limped back into the village she had gotten curious looks from the entire village and faint murmuring about that had happened out in the forest for the chocobo and the three genomes to come running back to the village as if something was about to eat them alive and obviously looking like it had almost caught Mikoto. "What happened out there? Asked one of the Black Mages "Mikoto are you alright?" another Black Mage asked. " Yes I am alright, my ankle is a little sore," she answered back to make them feel better. " I am going back to my hut to rest, if you need me I shall be there." she said in a low but audible voice. As Mikoto got back to her hut she went to her room and checked out her ankle the damage done to her ankle and used curaga to heal the large bruise and any other cuts and bruises she had received from her run back to safety. As she felt the warm and relaxing magic heal her she lied down on her bed and let sleep slowly take-over her, still thinking if she will have a different vision like dream this time.

****Redone**** I hope that I fixed this up a little bit better…I had to make a lot of changes And may take a lot longer than I had thought. This is though going to take more a while so I thank you for your patience….Raining_fire_1000 ^_^!!