Chapter 6
YUKI
When i came back from my room refreshed and awake Shigure told me Torhu had left.
"where?"i asked
"she was in a real hurry and just rushed out"shigure said.
"i hope she's all right"i frowned.
"hey Yuki look it's starting to rain..."
I glanced at the window it was indeed starting to rain but that's not what all i saw.Torhu.She was running but not to the Somha's house,she ran past it.I grabbed my coat and without an explanation rushed outside.
Fierce wind and ice cold rain greeted me.I shivered but ran out anyway.Mud sloshed on my boots and bottom of my pants."TOR--HUU!"i yelled but barely heard my own voice-thanks to the wind.It seemed unbelivable that an hour ago it was sunny and warm.Damn them reporters! they could'nt even get the news right!...
"TOR-HUU!" i yelled again and thunder scattered the sky illuminating the somha's land and that's when i saw her.Through the thunder's light i saw Torhu crumpled in a ball drenched in rain and mud.She did'nt notice or appear to care but her thin arms wrapped around her body as she shivered.
I ran over and called softly to her.Torhu's head jerked up in a wild fashion and never in my life had i seen a face so sad and misarable.Tears leeked from her eyes and her lips quivered."miss honda!what's wrong?" she did'nt answer just nodded her head and lowered her eyes.Thunder boomed again but did'nt have any effect on her.
"c'mon,i shouted,we have to get out of here!" torhu did'nt move and i was filled with desperate worry.If the lighting struck her...she'd be defeneless.I had to do something! I grabbed torhu quickly and tossed her over my shoulder.Her eyes were closed and her face was feverish."hang on torhu!"and i started to run to the Somha's house.
Lighting crashed making me shudder but i did'nt stop not even when it caught the tree only a few feet in front of me.Flames licked the branches making them burnt and dead.The house was still far away...what if lighting struck? my feet punded the ground but i could'nt go fast enough with torhu on my back.I struggled and panted but kept on moving forward.
Almost there...i thought.I pushed against the gate and i knew i was in a race of time.I could feel the thunder gather together ready to strike my heels as though i was a specter rather then this happening to me.I closed my eyes this was it,i would do die! torhu would die...torhu..i envisoned her in my minds eye.Smiling and well and it gave me solace.With energy i had'nt before i ran,grabbed the knob and jumped in while lighting striked where i had been moments before...
