Chapter 2: (Kanaka) Allison

Arden ran into an alley, which was so dark, that Arden could hardly see. Luckily Arden was one of the few that can. She looked at her locket. It's been abandoned for a long time. She knew it was either Ratigan or his thugs. She didn't know what to do.

"(Sigh) you're running out of options Arden. I don't have my parents, Basil, Dawson, Olivia, and Hiram Flaversham are useless, I don't know where to go, and Ratigan's on my trail with no way out of his grasp." said Arden said to herself. Arden looked and saw a big ladder that belonged to the human world. She them looked at her locket.

"I could use my locket……oh! What am I thinking! I'm not supposed to use it under any condition! If I use, Ratigan can see it and he'll be more dangerous still!" she said. She looked again at the ladder.

"I might as well climb up this ladder. It's probably the only way to escape." she whispered as she climbed up the ladder.

She was already a few feet from the edge of the building that was attached to a big building. She felt scared. She felt like breathing one last breath.
"Why me? Why do all these things happen to me? Why not Professor Ratigan! He deserves them more than I do definitely." said Arden. She looked down.
"Of course, if this wasn't happening to me, my life would be a complete bore then, wouldn't it," she thought.

Arden kept climbing up the ladder as frightened as ever. She didn't want to do this but she knew she had to. She felt wrong. She was almost to the roof. When she reached the roof, she held on to the edge of the roof breathing in air. She decided to sing her song, thinking it would relieve her of the worry.

Arden looked down. She thought this was a bad mistake. She thought walking through this road that led here was a good idea. She sat on the roof.
"Some one save me." she whispered as she breathed in her breath of deception. She felt as though this was her last.

Arden got up and looked over the distant landscape. The moon in the sky was like a circular crystal that can only be seen in the darkest of nights like this one. While she was admiring the sceneries, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Arden immediately turned around. She saw the rat. Arden jumped to her feet. She held out a fist. Ratigan pulled out her arrow. Arden quickly scratched his front side. Ratigan fell with blood coming out. At the same time, Ratigan stabbed Arden. They both fell. But Arden fell through the glass ceiling.

Arden fell to the floor far below. When she got up, she was bleeding all around.
"That bastard." thought Arden. Arden's feet carried her only a couple inches until she fell flat on her face (literally).
"Is there something left for me? Or for anyone?" asked Arden to herself.

Arden didn't move. She tried to get back up but Ratigan has weakened her. What no one knew was that a female mouse that was her age named Allison (though her Chinese name was Kanaka) saw as Arden fell. Allison was a mouse that wore a black skirt with a blue long sleeved shirt. She had tan fur and brown eyes. She wore a little green clip in her hair. She quickly ran to her side. Seeing Ratigan above, she quickly dragged Arden out of the scene. She held on to her sleeves.

"I better bring her to the boarding school." she thought. Arden's eyes slowly opened. She looked at the person helping her get away. She sighed. Kanaka looked at her. Arden held her sleeve.

Arden thought that holding on to this strange person was a safe thing to do.

When the two girls got out of the building, Arden quickly got up. She swiped the dust from the ground off her dress. After that, Arden looked at the strange girl that saved her life.
"Thank you for getting me out of there. I would have been dead if it wasn't for you." said Arden.
"You're welcome. My name is Kanaka. I trust that you are alright?" asked Kanaka in a cute British accent.
"How the deuce did you get into a predicament like that?" asked Kanaka.
"I was having a problem with Professor Ratigan." replied Arden as the two walked. Kanaka stopped in her tracks. Kanaka put her hand on her shoulder.
"You mean THE Professor Ratigan?" asked Kanaka.
"That's right." replied Arden looking concerned. "Is something wrong?" she asked.
"He's the reason why." replied Kanaka.
"Reason for what?" asked Arden.
"My parents died. It was a few years ago. It was a dark time. A time when many creatures of the rodent world evacuated their homes and their shops. The ones that didn't were killed by Ratigan. It was a time when Ratigan was on a rampage. He invaded our home. I was lucky. I pulled my sister, brothers, and myself out just in time. I'm the eldest of my brothers and sister. My sister's name is Erin and my two brothers' names are Natori and Lanozo, who go by Nathan and Alonzo as their English names. We're Scottish-Chinese." explained Kanaka.
"I'm Scottish-Japanese." replied Arden. Arden noticed something.
"Where are we going?" asked Arden.
"My present home, which is a boarding school. Would you like to come? There we learn about Basil of Baker Street, his nemesis, Professor Ratigan and many other things." replied Kanaka.
"Well, I don't really have a home so yes. I'd like to come." replied Arden.
"Great! I'll get you enrolled, "said Kanaka cheerfully. As they walked to the boarding school, Kanaka noticed something about her eyes.
"Your eyes." she said. Arden looked at her.
"What?" asked Arden.
"Your eyes look like ones who have seen Professor Ratigan. Why was he fighting you?" asked Kanaka. Arden frowned. She told her everything that happened in the past. Kanaka was worried. But by the time Arden finished explaining, they were at the school.
"Well here we go." said Kanaka.