The rest of the day went surprisingly normal, I cleaned the dining hall, and cleaned the giant windows lining the 5th floor hallway. Xanthe asked me more about last night, but I kept telling him it was nothing. The day passed quickly and soon I was in my room, curled up in my blanket, reading a book on the human world. Humans were so strange in everyway, but yet they were so interesting.

I had fell asleep pretty early that night, but soon I heard a loud knock on my door and I sat up in my bed, it must have been really early because it was still dark outside. I quickly slipped on my dress and sandals, and walked to the door. I heard the handle shaking, soon she had picked the lock and opened the door, and I was face to face with Capris. She had been serious about trying to get me out of this place. However, there was no way I could escape. "Come on!" She whispered. I stared at her in disbelief, and she took my hand and looked down the hall to see if anyone was around. She began to pull me along, but I pulled my hand back. "What is it?" She asked, looking at me with concern.

"I don't know about this," I whispered back, "If we get caught, we could be executed on spot!"

"I'll protect you Remi!"

We walked towards the main doors, Pierce giving us a confused glance. He asked are business and I looked up at Capris as to what we were going to say. However, instead of making up some amazing lie, Capris ran towards him, pinning him to the wall and lifting him up by his throat. He gulped, his catlike eyes widening…"So you're going to try to run away, huh? I guess I wish you guys luck, but the moment you let me down, I'll ring the alarms. Gotta do my job ya know, no hard feelings!"

"I thought you never did your job!" Capris laughed, She threw him to the side, grabbing my hand and pulling me out the large doors. The alarms went off less than a minute afterwards.

We ran into the woods, my legs stung from running a faster pace than I'd like, but I tried to suck it up. I heard the guards shouting behind us but I didn't dare look back. Capris was practically dragging me because her pace was so much faster, we ran deep into the woods. The tall, dark trees winding together and casting shadows atop us. A bullet whizzed past me into a tree, pieces of bark flying off into my face. I jumped, quickening my pace. Oh crap, we weren't going to get away, we were going to die, thank you Capris, thank you soooo much! My heart was pounding in my chest, and throbbing in my ears. My vision became slightly blurred and sweat beaded my forehead. The cold morning air rushed past me but it felt good against my burning skin. I was running as hard as I could but it still wasn't fast enough. I then felt my blood run cold when I heard Xanthe's thunderous voice ring out behind us. I took a step back in shock. His voice was so loud that I couldn't concentrate on what he had said, only the tone in which he had said it. He had become a whole different person. I heard footsteps setting in around us, but Capris pushed on. She wrapped her arm around my waist, pulling me up into her arms. "You're to slow!" She whispered as she ran faster, carrying me in her arms.

I look over her shoulder to watch behind us, I heard Xanthe yell again, and then he came into sight. My eyes grew wide and I tried to scream but nothing came out. He was sprinting behind us, a club in each hand. His eyes were blurred and red with rage. He was so fast, he would catch up to us in no time, and soon he was only a few feet away. I clawed at Capris's shoulder, my eyes beginning to water. I was so scared, I shouldn't have ran away, it was the worst mistake I could've ever made. I saw Xanthe swing one of his clubs back, and I yelled at Capris to duck but it was to late.

The sound was sickening as the club came in contact with the back of her head. She coughed up blood splattering my face with the purple hue. We flew forward, sliding a few feet on the ground into the dirt. She got up quick just to fall back down, she bit into her bottom lip, standing up again and steadying herself. She retrieved her hatchets, pointing one towards Xanthe. "Run Remisa! I'll hold him off…"

Xanthe laughed, crossing his arms and staring down at us. "YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN HOLD ME OFF BITCH, HOW DARE YOU HELP HER ESCAPE! YOU'LL BE FUCKING SORRY, BOTH OF YOU WILL BE." He sprints towards Capris, and I was quick to get to my feet, but I couldn't leave her, I was afraid, I didn't want to be alone. Capris was quick with her movements, sprinting around him and swinging her hatchet down. He dodges all of her attacks, and swung his club into her gut with full force, sending more blood to splatter the ground. She coughs, falling to her knees and clutching her stomach. She got up seconds later, and ran at him again, her eyes crazed. "I said RUN Remisa!"

"I can't…" I was trying so hard to force my tears back and keep myself from crying, but I was so full of fear. I was scared, no, I was terrified.

She stared at me, dodging one of Xanthe's clubs and racing towards me. She picked me up and slung me over her shoulder, racing away from Xanthe. Nevertheless, he was behind us again, reaching out, I couldn't say anything, I couldn't do anything, I just stared in horror. He grabbed a hold of my horn, pulling both us down onto the ground again. I cried out, squeezing my eyes shut. He began to drag me back, but Capris wrapped her arms around my waist, refusing to let go. He let go of my horn, and swung his leg into Capris' face. Her nose now gushing blood, but she didn't let go of me. He swung his leg into her side this time and she went flying off of me into a nearby tree. "Capris!" I yell, but was soon pulled up by my hair, face to face with the monster himself. A few guards had caught up with us and grabbed Capris from the ground and began to drag her back. "WAIT!" Xanthe yelled, the guards froze in their tracks, "I WANT HER TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DISOBEY ME!"

He pulled me towards a tree, flinging me into it and grabbing my shoulders, digging his nails into them. He ripped my dress down so it rested on my hips, grabbing my wrists in one of his hands and pulling off his polka dot tie, practically ripping it off and tying my hands around the base of the tree. He then removed his belt; I heard it rip through the air and smack against the bare flesh of my back. I gasped, feeling my mouth go dry as my tears overflowed and ran off my chin. I heard Capris trying to fight back but I couldn't focus on anything for long. He brought it back up, smacking it against my back again; I arched my back, squealing. "Stop!" I screamed, my body shaking, it smacked against my bare skin again, I felt the blood that gushed from the fresh wound that had been made. The warm liquid slid down my back, I heard him chuckle and he whipped me again. I screamed louder, my voice cracking as I leaned my forehead against the tree trunk. He hit me repeatedly, my back now bleeding heavily. I shook violently, coughing up blood and spit as I wept. He began to shout as he brought the belt into my neck, the pain sending a sharp jolt that made me jump again. "YOU'LL NEVER RUN AWAY FROM ME AGAIN YOU LITTLE PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT!"

I wept louder, nodding my head in agreement, my eyesight getting fuzzy, my eyes itching as I turned my head to look at him. He looked angrier than I have ever seen him before.

"Stop it!" Capris screams, "It was my fault, I helped her escape and practically forced her into this. Don't beat her for my wrong doing!"

"SHE STILL DISOBEYED ME, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR PUNISHMENT LATER CAPRIS VIKARO! For the time being you will shut up and watch the result of your stupidity, and remember that your idiotic actions, and this shitbloods as well, have consequences!"

"She shouldn't take any blame here Xanthe, I…"

He growled, ignoring her words, bringing the belt back farther and back down with more force then any others. I felt the leather cut through my flesh deep, and I screamed louder, slumping against the tree, breathing heavy, foggy breaths into the cold early morning air. He untied my hands, grabbing hold of my hair and pulling me up face to face with him. His brow furrowed and he bore his teeth. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D EVER TRY SOMETHING SO FOOLISH!" He smacked me across the cheek, leaving a dark mark. He brought his hand back, balling it into a fist and punching me in the gut this time. I cough up more blood, the wind knocked out of me. I looked up into his eyes momentarily before my vision went fuzzy, and soon everything fades to black.