It was almost like a valley. A small valley. But a valley non the less. It was almost like a skate park, but made out of dirt and grass. The sun was bright. I was nailed to the spot…. This could be my freedom. This is my freedom.

"Hey. Kinomoto. You know how to skate?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yeah."

"Then grab a board and lets go!"

"Are you kidding me? I'm getting out of here."

"Your going back to the school?"

"No. I'm walking away from the school so I don't have to come here."

Why wouldn't they have thought of this first?

"But you cant. There's no way out."

"I am out."

"No. Your still on school grounds. Outside of this place is guarded. There is no other way of getting out besides the front door."

What? No way. I'm outside of the school. There cant be no other way out.

"I'm going." I say simply. I start walking away from Tomoyo before she can answer. Just in case I happened to find a non rocky trail out of there, I grabbed a board.

The board was useless. It was all forest and rock. It was left behind broken in half when I decided to brake it in frustration. I managed to get a long cut under my left eye. Stupid board. That's the last time I trust a skate board to brake nicely.

I finally came to a small clearing. Looked safe. I couldn't hear anything except the light breeze. Should I step out into the open? Of course not. There could be many things waiting for me. Am I going to do it anyways? Of course I am. Maybe if I get caught I'll see how these people work. Get a better insight of how not to get caught.

There was a light noise behind me…..

Can I say that again… a light noise behind me.

I could only guess what it was or how many of it was there. Maybe it was a squirrel…. Pretty brave squirrel to come this close to me

Maybe it was just a falling stick or leaf…. Doubt it. I wouldn't have heard a thing.

Maybe its already gone

Maybe I should just turn around and see what it is.

Once again forcing myself to do something that I would not do under normal circumstances, I turned around. Funny thing was… there was no one there. Well at least not until I turned back around to walk into the clearing.

"Well, well. I have never seen a new one try to escape so fast." said a boys voice. My eyes were glued shut. I couldn't look. No way in hell was I looking. If I had to guess, it was a tall guy, big build, and was out to get me.

"I didn't even get this far my first time. Eriol and Tomoyo must have shown you the Groves."

Huh? Was this another kid who was trying to escape just like me?

I opened my eyes a little bit to see who this person was. He was about my height. Messy brown hair. Amber eyes.

Gabriel.

Why does he remind me of Gabriel?

"You know what'll happen if you get caught? No. You probably don't."

Come to think of it he acts and talks like Gabriel as well. No. No. He is not Gabriel. He is nothing like him. I hate Gabriel. I hate this boy.

"Leave me alone." I bit out.

" Now why would I do that?"

You little bugger.

"Because I am trying to get away and it would go a whole lot faster if you weren't here."

"Oh I see. Have fun with that cause you know once you are seen they will bring you down very fast."

"With what? Stuffed toys?"

"Tranquilizers."

He was serious. No way in hell was he serious. He couldn't be. That's cruelty.

"How do I know your not lying."

" Go and find out if you want to. You be out for a few days so I'll make sure to come and visit you."

He pushed pas me, walking back the way I came.

"Wait."

Why did I just do that? I had a plan. The guy might kill me after but if it proves him or me right then its better than nothing.

"I thought you wanted me to leave you alone."

"Come back here."

"And why would I do that?"

"Please? I have to ask you something."

God. I hate saying please. Its one of the worst words in he world. But either way macho kid walked towards me again. Perfect. My back was to him so he had to come in front of me again so that he was about a step away from the clearing.

"Did you really think I would believe and go back?"

"Nope. I thought I'd just let you figure it out for yourself."

"Really? Well at least I'll be figuring out one thing before that."

" And what would that be?"

I didn't answer him. Instead I took a step forward and with all the strength I had, I pushed against his chest and flung him into the opening. For a second nothing happened. But I heard a distinct sound that was almost like a gun. Macho guy ducked and scrambled back into the woods.

"Run." He said

This time I didn't argue in the least. I booked it back further into the woods, Macho guy trailing close behind me. I heard some more of the gun-shot- like sounds.

I felt something prick my lower back. I guessed it was a tree and kept running. Macho guy was now in front of me leading the way. We came to a small track. Now would have been a great time to have that skate board. I ran as fast as I could but I could tell that I was going to start to slow down pretty soon. I'm not a distance runner. In fact I hate running. Maybe if we slowed down or stopped I could catch my breath. Or maybe we could hide. I doubt that is what Macho guy was going to do.

I started to waver a bit. That was not good. I think being terrified pushed me to keep running. I think I saw us coming to the Groves but I couldn't tell. My sight was blurring. I could still see Macho guy. I think that was the only reason I managed to get into the school safely.

I couldn't tell what was going on. Blurred faces appeared in front of me and slurred talking tingled my ears. Could I tell what they were saying? Of course not. My vision stared to get better. I could at least see the outline of two faces above me.

"I think… awake. Get some…. Eriol."

Was that Tomoyo or a goat? I couldn't tell. It sounded like Tomoyo but it didn't look like her. I think the she told Eriol to get me something cause the second figure disappeared.

"How do you feel?" The Tomoyo/goat asked.

"My throat is dry, I have a massive headache, and my back hurts. How do you think I feel?"

"Well at least you can talk. Eriol is getting you some water. That's a nasty cut on your face."

"Well that's what nasty skate boards do to you."

"Huh?"

"Your Tomoyo right?"

Just to make sure I'm not dreaming of a goat.

"Uh Yeah."

"Ok. Just checking."

" So I hear that you met Sayoran."

"Sayo who?"

"Sayoran. He's the guys we sent to look for you. And by the looks of it he didn't come back to happy with you."

"Oh ya Macho guy."

"Huh?"

"Never mind."

I was still a little woozy ever since I woke up about an hour ago. I had a shower and something that kind of tasted like tea but I couldn't tell.

" Why was he mad?" The non-goat Tomoyo asked.

"I think I might have pushed him into a clearing where he nearly got hit by a tranquillizer…. Is that why I feel asleep?"

"From the tranquillizer yes. No wonder Sayoran wasn't in a good mood. I think you're the only one who would have enough guts to do that." Eriol said.

"And why is it so bad that I have guts? I might just need them to get out of here."

"Because if you use the wrong kind of guts you might get yourself killed."

Yes. Its march break and I have so much time so be expecting a lot of updates… I think this is my second one today. But also I'm a little woozy myself cause of lack of sleep so I don't really know how the updates are going to turn out. Anyways … think happiness.

Luv Janey