Anyway, just thought that I'd tell you before this whole thing goes down: I do NOT under ANY circumstances EVER write a nasty, graphic lemon such as someone getting raped! EVER. Soif something starts to sound a little. . . how should I say it. . . "eek". . . then don't be afraid. . . it won't end up lemony. A story can be good without things like that, though things at times may get a little suggestive. Well, that being said, read and review!
Mayu Kitsune
Surprise Attack
"You don't want any?" Mrs. Tanaka asked in surprise.
Moyuru just shook her head having lost her appetite. She had looked a bit green by the time the old woman had showed her how to skin and clean one of the two rabbits she had managed to catch.
Mrs. Tanaka let out a laugh, "Oh I understand, you lost your appetite after I had you fix the second one." she stated.
Moyuru shook her head again, "No, I lost it long before that." she replied honestly.
Mrs. Tanaka and her husband both laughed, "I was the same way the first time, you'll get used to it though." she said as they continued to laugh at Moyuru's lost appetite.
Moyuru even smiled a bit and offered a small laugh. It was a bit embarrassing that she had actually lost her lunch in the middle of Mrs. Tanaka showing her how to clean one.
Moyuru was silent for a few moments, "I should get going now. It's beginning to get late and I could use some sleep." she said finally, getting up and beginning for the door.
"Bye Moyuru chan!" Naomi said brightly.
Moyuru smiled back at her, "I'll see you sometime tomorrow." she stated before exiting.
The night was cool and calm, it looked like the perfect ending to an overall good day. For once she felt like she didn't have much of a care in the world. Such a good day, I wish that it would last longer. she thought to herself as she made her way to the woods. She wasn't going to sleep just yet. A good day should last longer.
She leapt up into the branches of a tree, settling herself down on one and turning her gaze toward the sky. The moon was nearly full, shining down brilliantly on the landscape below. Wow, almost a full moon again already? That must mean that I've been here for almost a month now. Moyuru thought as she stared idly up at the waxing moon.
She thought for a few moments before leaping even higher into the tree, nearly all the way to the top branch. She sat on the highest limb that could support her weight and settled herself there.
The view from there was amazing! She could see the village and the surrounding fields all bathed in silvery moonlight. The stars shimmered in the heavens above and the last of the fire flies flitted around, their lights dancing across the land.
Moyuru let out a content sigh. A beautiful night, how could anything go wrong? It was perfect. She closed her eyes, she could easily fall asleep out here. Maybe she would take advantage of the comfortable temperature and doze off.
Seiya, you were right. . . I can be happy, I just have to brighten up some. she thought, looking skyward. She sighed heavily, gaining a forlorn expression, I miss you, if only you were here. . .
She started a bit at the sound of rustling in the underbrush below. She soundlessly moved to conceal herself from whatever it was that lurked underneath the branch she was perched on.
"Where is she?" an agitated voice muttered, "She should've been back at Kaede's by now, sure woulda saved me a lot of trouble." the voice added.
Moyuru relaxed as she caught sight of silvery white hair through the limbs below her.
"I don't see why they keep bugging me to look for her. This is it, next time they can come out and look. Shippo's a demon, it's about time he learned to use his nose." Inuyasha grumbled indignantly as he continued on Moyuru's trail.
He paused, sniffing the air nearly right under the branch she was sitting on.
"Your friends make it really hard to get some time alone." Moyuru stated, causing Inuyasha to look up. "Why do they insist on keeping such a close watch on me anyway? I'm fifteen, I think I can take care of myself." she added, slipping down from the tree limb and landing lightly on her feet in front of him.
"They're a nosy bunch of people, I'll give 'em that much." Inuyasha stated. "Why aren't you back at Kaede's anyway. The others were giving me a hard time because you're usually there by now." he added.
"What's wrong with wanting to spend some time alone? The night's beautiful." Moyuru stated. "I've also been thinking about something."
"Thinking about what?" Inuyasha prompted.
"About what I'm going to do with myself. I can't stay with you and your friends forever, I eventually have to stop being so dependent on others. Someday I'm going to have to be out on my own completely and when that time comes, I want to be ready for it." Moyuru replied with determination. "Besides," she added, "I feel like a freeloader."
"Why do you want to be independent so bad? You have friends now. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo might be snitches, but. . ." Inuyasha hesitated, "they do care." he finally said though it sounded a bit forced.
"I know, but it's just that, well let's face it, I'll never find anyone, you know . . . to really be with. I'm hanyou and you and me both know better than anyone that half demons aren't liked by neither humans or demons. The world just wasn't made to include us. I need to learn how to take care of myself because no one would be willing to do it for me." Moyuru answered.
Inuyasha couldn't help but to feel something for her. She thought that she would stay alone for the rest of her life. She could be right though, he may be the only one that would accept her.
"Then again, maybe I'm just being too pessimistic. You found someone and she's a wonderful person, maybe I'll get as lucky." she added in a lighter tone though a tone still filled with sadness. He was the only one she had ever had any chance with, and she had thrown the chance away because she wouldn't stoop down to making the moves on somebody else's lover.
He was the only other hanyou she had ever met and she couldn't help but to have feelings for him, but she couldn't be with him because she didn't want to hurt Kagome. Damn! When would she ever stop worrying about other people and worry about herself? It was so much easier that way! She sighed heavily, she knew that way was easier, but it just wasn't right.
She didn't quite understand this hunger inside of her now, it was different. Sure she had friends but she couldn't really get from those friends the kind of emotional closeness that she craved. She had never fallen in love before, it was new to her. Was this really what this was though?
She had remembered how safe she had felt when he had put his arms around her on the night of the full moon when she had felt so helpless and alone. And that near kiss. . . how could she forget? She briefly wondered what it would be like to kiss. Not just a little peck on the cheek, but a real kiss.
Inuyasha had found his thoughts wandering as well as he thought of what Moyuru was saying. He began to think about what it would be like to be with another such as himself, another hanyou. What about Kagome though? What would he do about her? He couldn't just leave her like that. Regardless of what he was going to do he didn't want to hurt her feelings. What was he doing? He couldn't be thinking like that!
"Well, uh. . . the others want you back at Kaede's. . . they won't stop buggin' me about it until you show up either." Inuyasha stated, finally breaking the silence.
Moyuru seemed to come back from her thoughts as well, "Oh, right." she said quietly, beginning to follow him back. She suddenly paused, her ears moving a bit as she tried to pick up something.
Inuyasha paused as well, looking back to her in question, "What are you doing?"
"Something's wrong, don't you hear it?"
"I don't hear anything." Inuyasha replied, looking to be confused now.
"Exactly, nothing. It's too quiet." Moyuru answered.
Inuyasha stayed silent for a few moments, listening for any noise. She was right, not even a cricket chirped. It was dead silent, a disturbing silent. No noise at all. "Maybe it's nothing." Inuyasha offered, though he had found the silence to be unnerving.
He continued on his way, Moyuru not too far behind him. He hadn't picked up the scent of anything odd. Besides, Moyuru was normally a bit jumpy, maybe she had just gotten over perceptive.
The two hanyou entered the village, but still the eerie silence hadn't left. Moyuru's ears twitched as they finally picked up a sound, the sound of hooves on the ground. "Do you hear that?" she asked.
Inuyasha nodded in response, "Sounds like horses."
"Yeah, and a lot of them." Moyuru agreed. It couldn't be. . . she thought as she watched the first torch light peek over the hill followed by many more until a hoard of people were visible, some on horseback others on foot.
It was! They were under attack! But by who and for what reason?
"Bandits!" Inuyasha exclaimed as the mass of people headed for the village at a quick pace. They were closing in too fast! There wasn't enough time to alert everyone! The small village had been taken totally by surprise!
"Get the others!" Inuyasha ordered, looking to Moyuru.
An arrow flew from the incoming invaders. "Look out!" Moyuru cried, all but tackling Inuyasha to the ground to avoid the arrow. They narrowly escaped it as they both fell to the ground. "Are you okay?" she asked, still nearly on top of the bewildered hanyou.
Their gazes locked for a moment before Inuyasha answered, "Yeah. . . Uh, couldya get off me?" he asked hesitantly, a faint blush coming to his cheeks.
Moyuru blinked before hastily doing so, "Sorry." she stated quickly before rushing off, doing everything she could to wake as many of the villagers as she could.
Inuyasha had gotten to his feet and into battle mode. This wasn't going to be pretty, he could tell that right off. The scent of blood hit the air as the battle began amongst the huts.
Moyuru drew out her sais, ready to fight and defend anyone she could. These thieves didn't have a right to be here and they were leaving one way or another. Moyuru pushed aside her timidness, there was no time for hesitance in a battle. She summoned up every bit of boldness she had in her before joining the fray.
Soon the village was a raging maelstrom as some of the villagers took up arms against the thieves. Moyuru had never seen so many! This was definitely an unusually big group!
"No! Don't hurt my mama! Please!" a child's voice pleaded.
Moyuru's ears twitched as she looked in the direction of the distressed child. Her eyes widened as she realized some of the happenings around her. They were rounding up the women!
One of the bandits was currently tearing a mother away from her little boy having latched onto her long black hair. "Mama!" her son cried.
That was it! Moyuru fought her way in that direction, gaining a hardened expression. She quietly slipped up behind the man and soon he found the blade of one of her weapons at his throat. He froze, "What the--!"
"Let her go." Moyuru ordered coolly.
The thief didn't hesitate before doing so, not at all wishing to have his head taken off and dying where he stood. The woman ran to her child, kneeling down and taking him into her arms.
"Men like you disgust me." Moyuru growled, her thoughts going back to her mother and what her father had done to her. She was beginning to slit the man's throat wide open when she noticed the little boy staring up at her from his mother's arms. Her expression softened, No, not in front of the kid. she thought before using the handle of a sai to knock the thief out.
Moyuru looked to the woman and her child, reaching out a hand, "Come on, let's get you and your kid out of here." she stated.
The mother just nodded once, beginning to take the hanyou's hand when her eyes suddenly widened, "Behind you!" she cried.
Moyuru began to turn, but it was already too late. She yelped in pain as the handle of a spear hit her hard, knocking her to the ground. "Go, run!" she commanded the mother and child as she immediately began to get up. She froze as she found a spearhead leveled at her throat, "Damn." she muttered venomously under her breath as she glared daggers at the weapon's handler.
The man that had struck her seemed to look her up and down, his gaze resting in places that made Moyuru uneasy. She only continued to glare as he gave a smirk.
"Look at what we have here boys!" he yelled to a few of his comrades that were close by. They began to approach.
Moyuru quickly glanced in the direction the mother and her son had been in when she had last seen them. She felt a small bit of relief to find that they had escaped.
"Hey, isn't that that half demon that woman was talking about?" one of the thieves questioned as they neared.
"Yeah, I think it is. Who could be mistaken with ears like that?" another replied.
Moyuru gained a shocked expression, they had been told specifically of her? Was she the reason why they had attacked in the first place? Who told them about her?
Moyuru was brought back from her thoughts by the spearhead being pressed against the bottom of her chin, causing her to involuntarily lift her head. She continued to glare at the weapon's handler.
"She's a real vixen, I wouldn't mind having a piece of that." the thief commented, his eyes once again scaling the length of her body, burning with a disturbing lust that sent chills up the hanyou's spine.
She swallowed hard. If someone warned them of her then maybe she could get out of a female's nightmare come true. She could hope.
"Wait, but that woman said she wanted her alive." one of the bandits pointed out.
Moyuru seemed to be relieved, though she wondered why the one that held the spear to her throat continued to eye her lustfully, seemingly unperturbed by the other's statement.
"True, but she didn't say that we couldn't have our way with her first." the ring-leader replied.
Moyuru's eyes widened before narrowing into a dangerous glare, "You disgusting-"
Her sentence was cut off as the handle of another spear came across her face, causing her head to jerk to the side. "No one told you to speak." one of the men said.
"Take her weapons." the one eyeing her ordered.
Moyuru growled as one of the bandits neared her to carry out his order, her fists clenching tightly around her sais. Her growling ceased as the spearhead was pressed harder against her neck, this time drawing blood.
"We don't have to bring you back alive, it was just a preference, so if you want to live you'll do as we say." the spear-handler stated threateningly.
After a moment Moyuru reluctantly relinquished her weapons. She cried out in pain and surprise as one of the thieves drug her roughly to her feet by her hair. He quickly drew out a knife and placed it at her throat.
She tried to cry out for help but her shout was silenced by the thief's other hand over her mouth, "We warned you." he stated darkly, nearly digging the knife into her skin to make his point clear.
No! This wasn't happening to her! She was trapped, make one false move and that could be the end of it all! But do as they say and they would do with her as they pleased; humiliate her in the worst of ways! Because of the intense battle raging around her, no one else had noticed her perilous predicament.
Her defiant expression had turned to fear. She was scared. A scared fifteen-year-old hanyou at the mercy of a group of sick and twisted thieves.
They begun to drag her towards a hut that still stood intact, what they intended to do to their captive in there was crystal clear to Moyuru though she didn't dare struggle as they neared.
No! No, this can't be happening! No! her mind screamed as they forced her to enter, roughly throwing her in.
The bandit that had caught her in the first place drew out a wakazashi and backed her against a wall with it before she had time to do anything. The man smirked, "We've never had a half demon before, this should be something new." he said before forcing a kiss on her.
She let out a muffled protest as he claimed her lips with his. She spit in his face after he had drawn away, her action earning her a hard hit across the cheek.
"Remember wench, you do as we say and you'll live. We don't have to keep you alive." the thief growled, gripping her arm hard enough to make it hurt and causing her to wince.
She shrieked as he threw her down onto a futon that lay on the floor of the hut. Her attaker didn't give her time to react before he was practically sitting on her, once again holding his wakazashi to her threateningly.
"No! Stop, please!" she begged, feeling helpless to do anything to save herself as he began to undo her clothing, the weapon still positioned to kill her if she made a faulty move. He managed to undo the neck of the top that she wore. "Keep whimpering hanyou, it only makes this more pleasurable." he said, leaning closer to her.
She tensed as she felt his lips on her neck, No! Kami Sama help me! she thought, tears beginning to stream from her eyes. No! Please stop. . .
Outside, the battle raged on. Many huts were burning and the smoke that filled the air was suffocating. Inuyasha was holding off the thieves to the best of his abilities while the others did their jobs, rounding up the women and children into one place to make them easier to protect. Even Shippo was doing all he could to help. This village just wasn't prepared for this! It was a disaster, many villagers had already been killed!
"Inuyasha!" Shippo called from Kirara's back, "Have you seen Moyuru anywhere?"
"No!" he called back, taking out another bandit. It was hard to spot anyone in the fray, he hadn't seen Moyuru since the battle started. He had managed to keep track of everyone else except Moyuru. Had something happened to her? If Shippo couldn't spot her red hair from high up, then where could she be?
"Inuyasha, what if she needs help?" Shippo called down. He let out a frustrated growl as his fist came in contact with yet another thief, what could Moyuru have gotten herself into?
"Moyuru!" Inuyasha called out, beginning to move around in search of her, "Moyuru!" he called out again, becoming aggravated and concerned when he didn't get a reply. "Where are you damn it!" he shouted.
"No! Stop, please!" a female voice cried.
His hears shifted as they picked up the sound. He knew that voice, it was Moyuru! "Moyuru where are you!" he yelled.
"No!" he heard her scream. He began to run faster in the direction of her voice. He paused when the smoke prevented him from catching her scent. "Damn." he growled. She was in trouble, he had to find her!
His eyes scanned the area that her voice had led him into, she hadn't cried out again and his nose was useless to find her. Come on, he thought, just one more something! Let me know where you are.
"Stop!" came her voice again.
Inuyasha's head snapped in the direction it had come from. It sounded like it was coming from one of the huts. He ran for the closest one.
Moyuru was still struggling to stall for time while the thief fought to continue undressing her. She thought that she had heard someone call her name and she was taking any opportunity that she could get to get out of this mess! Even if it was just wishful thinking, she had to chance it!
The thief had succeeded in untying her sash and was now trying to take the rest of her clothing off only having paused to strike her in the face, "Stop moving around unless you want to lose that pretty little head of yours." he threatened.
"You get off her!" Inuyasha growled, hitting the man with a powerful blow that sent him nearly through the wall.
Moyuru scrambled away from the thief, she was visibly shaken as she pressed herself into a corner, curling up and throwing her arms over her head.
Inuyasha finished off the men in the hut, there was no mercy for what they had tried to do. He turned his attention to Moyuru, nearing her and kneeling down in front of her, "Are you okay?" he asked quietly, trying not to startle her.
Moyuru slowly removed her hands from her head, her gaze rising to look at him. She had been shaken so badly that it took her a few moments to realize what had happened. She stopped her trembling for a second or two, looking to Inuyasha almost blankly before launching herself at him. She clung to him and burst into tears, "I was so scared!" she cried.
Inuyasha looked to her, shocked at her reaction. A blush came to his cheeks as she nearly knocked him over. This certainly wasn't what he had expected. He hesitated a moment before putting his arms around her and holding her there for a second, allowing her nerves to calm down. Kagome really was a lot better at this comforting thing than he was.
She pulled away after a brief moment, still looking a bit roughed up. She had bruises on her face where she had been hit and on her arm where the shape of the man's hand was nearly plainly defined.
"Are you okay?" Inuyasha asked again.
Moyuru nodded, "Yeah, I think I'll be alright." she replied quietly as she got to her feet, brushing herself off and beginning to straighten out her rumpled clothing. She had to get a grip on herself. She picked up he sash and tied it around her waist before taking her sais back from the bandit that had planned on keeping them.
Inuyasha approached her as she wiped the last of the tears from her eyes. "Come on, I can get you to Sango and Miroku on the outside of the village and you can stay with the villagers." he offered.
"I'm fine, you don't have to keep watching me, worry about watching your own back." Moyuru replied calmly as she prepared herself to reenter the fray. "After what just happened to you you're--"
"I'm over it. I only got into that situation because I made a mistake, I won't let it happen again." she insisted, gripping the handles of her sais tightly. She had only begun to feel weak and scared when they had been taken from her, she was determined not to let it happen a second time.
"You shouldn't--" Inuyasha began to say something, indignance already in his voice, but Moyuru cut him off.
"Has Naomi been found?" she asked.
Inuyasha just gave her a dirty look, he knew she was just trying to change the subject. "The villagers that have been rescued are on the north side of the village with Sango and Miroku." he stated reluctantly. He knew she would go there and if Naomi wasn't found. . .
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Moyuru prompted before reentering herself into the melee, Inuyasha not too far behind her.
Apart from the bruises on her face where she had been hit repeatedly and the imprint of the man's hand around her arm where he had gripped it so hard, you couldn't tell that she had been through anything at all. She seemed unfazed as she fought her way to the north side, the only sign of her troubled thoughts still showing through in her eyes.
She immediately began searching the group for Naomi upon arriving, her gaze sweeping over the small crowd. She looked, but there was no sign that the little girl was there at all. Moyuru began to feel the panic set in.
Where was she? Where was Naomi? She rushed over to Mr. and Mrs. Tanaka as she spotted them, "Tanaka san!" she called, hoping to get at least one of them to notice her.
"Moyuru, what happened to you?" Mrs. Tanaka questioned as she noticed the injuries Moyuru had acquired from her close call.
"It's nothing." Moyuru answered, "Do you know where Naomi is?" she asked, changing the subject.
The old couples' faces fell, "No, we were separated when this all started." Mr. Tanaka replied quietly.
"You mean she's still out there!" Moyuru exclaimed.
Mrs. Tanaka just nodded, "I hope she's okay." she mused sadly.
"I'm going after her!" Moyuru announced before beginning off.
Inuyasha was already busy again, fighting off more of the swarm of thieves. "Moyuru, where are you going! Stay here!" Inuyasha shouted.
"No, I'm going after Naomi!" Moyuru answered stubbornly, continuing on her way.
"No wait!" Inuyasha called after her, but she had already vanished into the confusion. "Damn it! She's gonna get herself killed!" Inuyasha exclaimed, starting in the direction he had seen her last.
"Inuyasha behind you!" Miroku warned.
Inuyasha whirled barely in time to block the attacks of two thieves that had ganged up and attacked him at the same time. Damn! He couldn't go after her! He was having a hard enough time holding his own against the large numbers of bandits. He could only hope that she made it okay in the end.
"Naomi!" Moyuru called as she ran for the old couples' hut, shoving aside anyone who got in her way.
She called the girl's name a few more times before she finally got an answer, "Moyuru!" a little voice called.
"Naomi! Where are you?" Moyuru shouted, her eyes scanning the area for any sign of the little girl. Where could she be? When she had called Moyuru's name her voice clearly sounded of fear. She was in trouble! Some of the huts were burning, stifling Moyuru's sense of smell and making it useless!
"Moyuru chan!" the little voice cried out again, this time sounding even more frantic. Moyuru didn't hesitate for a moment before taking off in the direction of the little girl's voice. The kitsune hanyou arrived just in time to see that one of the bandits had his sword ready to kill the small girl! Moyuru summoned every bit of speed she had in her. She had to save her friend!
"Moyuru!" Naomi screamed again as the blade began it's deadly descent.
Moyuru ran as fast as she could to save Naomi. The little girl screaming her name made her run even faster. She couldn't let him kill her!
There was a loud clanging of metal against metal as the kitsune hanyou made it there in time to block. The bandit looked to be taken off guard by the sudden interference.
"You'll pay for that!" Moyuru shouted in anger as she ran her other sai into the man's chest. She pulled her weapon from him and the man fell to the ground with a sickening thud.
He was dead.
Moyuru stared down at him wide-eyed, I killed him. . . she thought in shock, she had never killed anyone in her life! She had just taken someone's life.
"Moyuru chan!" Naomi said shouted in relief, bringing the hanyou out of her distressed thoughts.
Moyuru turned to her and knelt down as the little girl all but jumped into her arms, "I thought I was gonna die!" she cried as she buried her face in Moyuru's shoulder.
"It's okay, I'm here." Moyuru said soothingly.
"What about Granny and Grandpa? Have you seen them?" Naomi asked, looking up to her now.
"They're fine. I saw them with Sango and Miroku, they'll be okay." Moyuru replied.
Naomi had been looking at Moyuru's cheek questioningly, "What happened to your face?" she suddenly asked.
Moyuru looked a little taken off guard by her sudden change of subject, "Uh, it's nothing." she replied, not looking at the little girl, "Don't worry about it. Right now we need to worry about getting you to safety."
Moyuru stood and surveyed the area. They were somewhere near Kaede's hut. A small stream ran near them to one side, a battle raged to another and huts burned to another! Man, this made things hard!
Moyuru paused, hearing a few incomprehensible shouts. She looked in that direction to see a group of the bandits headed their way.
"Look, it's another woman and another kid!" Moyuru barely heard one of them say, they didn't look like they were up to much good. She nearly shuddered at the thought of what could have happened to her earlier if Inuyasha hadn't showed up.
"That demon was right, there are a lot of women here." another thief commented.
I need to get Naomi out of here now, but I couldn't possibly make it to the others with her! Moyuru thought as she continued to look for any means of escape.
She had to think fast! The thieves were already closing in! She finally seemed to get an idea. She ran to the fallen thief and cut off a cleaner part of his shirt, he wouldn't need it where he was going anyway. She soaked the cloth in the stream
"What are you doing Moyuru chan?" Naomi asked.
Moyuru squeezed out the excess water before turning to the the little girl, "Naomi, you have to listen to me, I only have time to explain this once." she said, sitting on her heels in front of her and looking her in the eyes.
Naomi just nodded.
Moyuru took the dampened rag and put it over Naomi's nose and mouth, "Keep this here," she said before pointing towards the huts that had been burnt. Some of the fires had died down but the smoke still billowed from them in thick clouds of black. "Do you see that? You have to run straight through there." she explained.
Naomi's eyes widened, "Through that?" she exclaimed, "I can't do it! I'm too scared!" she protested, taking the cloth from her face.
"Yes you can! After you get through there all you have to do is go to that tree we were at earlier and wait for me there." Moyuru said firmly.
"Moyuru chan! Look out!" Naomi suddenly cried.
Moyuru whirled just in time to meet a bandit's attack with a block. A loud clash could be heard as their weapons collided, "Go NOW!" Moyuru shouted as she fought to hold off the thieves.
"But I'm scared and what about you!" Naomi cried.
"Don't worry about me and just do what I told you to and you'll be fine!"
"But--"
"Just GO! NOW!" Moyuru ordered, blocking more attacks and delivering a few blows of her own.
Naomi hesitated before putting the cloth back to her face and running as fast as her legs would carry her.
Yes! That's it Naomi run! Moyuru thought.
"Hey, get that kid before she gets away!" one of the thieves shouted. Another ran to chase Naomi down while the others had Moyuru surrounded.
No! Moyuru's mind screamed, "Out of my way!" she yelled as she shoved one of them, not wasting any time in throwing one of her sais at the bandit currently chasing the little girl. The handle hit him hard in the back of the neck and he went down, out cold.
Yes! She's going to make it! No one will follow her in there and once she's out the other side she'll be in the clear! Moyuru thought in excitement as she continued to battle, now with a new energy. She got down to the last one before she heard a sudden scream
"Naomi!" she cried in panick.
No one was supposed to have followed her! How could this be happening? She delivered the last blow to the thief she had been battling, knocking him out before taking off towards the burning huts at a sprint. The smoke was so blinding and suffocating!
Moyuru broke out into a fit of coughing, "Naomi!" she gasped out. Where could she be? She couldn't find her!
Though the smoke made her lungs burn and her eyes water she continued to search. A figure lurked behind a hut though she hadn't seemed to have noticed. She broke into another fit of coughing as she trudged past, something lunged towards her in the smoke. Next, there was nothing, nothing but blackness.
Well, don't you just hate me now, ha! Another suspenseful cliffy! I'm not giving a preview on this chapter like I didn't do for my tenth chapter. It would ruin the element of surprise if I just went and gave it all away! I will, however, give you the name of the next chapter. Chapter 16: The Mystery Behind the Attack. Sorry to leave you guys hanging like this over the holidays, but I promise I'll update as soon as I get back. I would still appreciate it if you would REVIEW PLEASE! It would make my holiday to hear from you people!
Mayu Kitsune
Oh yeah, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
