RAIN

The girl slipped out from behind a trash bin. She was aware of how much she was shaking, and how loud her teeth were. Her short, blonde hair pricked her neck and she tugged on the snarls in it. She ran across to the other side of the dirty street to the alleyway. Quickly, ears swiveling nervously, she snatched a chip bag and, clutching it close, turned around.

And screamed.

Right in front of her stood a thin, dark girl, older than she was. She was scowling in anger and her arms were crossed. The younger girl whimpered.

The older girl leaned closer to her. "What are you doing?" She literally snarled. The smaller girl felt as if she was rooted to the spot. She let out a little sob, her name was Rain, in honor of her constant tears, and the other girl looked a slightly shocked but quickly regained her posture.

Rain began to shake even harder.

"I was so hungry." She whispered, barley audible, and she was afraid that the girl would demand her to repeat herself.

To her surprise, the girl simply said, "Then go to the grocery store." The comment was so cruel and uncaring that it was all Rain could do not to burst into horrified, echoing wails in front of this stranger. Still, she could feel the hot tears leaking out of her emerald green eyes.

The dark girl turned away, as if she couldn't bear to look at the girl she had made cry. Rain could feel suppressed anger begin to break free of its chains and she leaped onto the girl, clawing at her, long canine teeth bared. The older girl looked shocked, and stumbled back as she tried to fend for herself. Nevertheless, Rain felt her huge, normally hidden teeth rip through the other girl's skin. She grimaced as she tore herself away, eyes glued to the blood that was pouring out of the girl's fatal wound.

Rain's nose grew itchy, and she knew a torrent of tears was going to come pouring down. The girl was clutching her arm, which in Rain's blurry gaze, seemed to be ripped in half. The tears spilled over her light lashes and she broke down sobbing. "I-I-I'm so so-sorry," she managed to get out between the trembling wails.

The other girl was shaking just as much as Rain had been when she had first come here, two weeks ago, her amber eyes stretched so wide that even in the dim lights they were visible. A light seemed to glow in them, and the dark pupils seemed to take in every detail around her while somehow focusing on one object. It was scary, to say the least. About as scary as Rain's huge wolf teeth.

"Stop crying," the girl's voice was cold as ever and Rain sank to her knees.

The girl stood up, but even Rain, with her teary eyes, could tell that it took a great effort. The girl reached over and laid her hand on Rain's shoulder and once again, she felt immobilized as the girl stared straight into her eyes. "Now that I've got this huge, gaping, life-risking wound on my arm, I believe I deserve a couple of answers." Despite herself, Rain giggled at the girl's theatrics.

The girl sat down on a turned over trash can and motioned Rain to do the same with her uninjured hand. "Now," the girl began. "You are to tell me how long you've been stealing from me." Rain ducked her head; the tears threatened to spill once again.

"About two weeks," she looked up at the girl, fearing her anger.

The girl closed her eyes and let out a loud, breathy sigh. "And that's why I'm going hungry," she muttered to herself. Louder, she said, "Why?"

It was the question that Rain had been dreading, yet she knew that it was inevitable. She gulped, her tongue sticking to the roof of her mouth. "Because... I..." She couldn't answer. Couldn't breathe. She was trapped here. This girl wanted to kill her!

"Calm down, sweetheart." The girl said. Except she wasn't the girl. She was her sister. Moon. Rain let out a shuddering gasp. She closed her eyes and clapped her hands over her ears.

She felt a light, awkward hand stroke her bristly hair. Just-just like Moon used to. Rain let out another terrified whimper and she felt the hand quickly retract. Rain opened her eyes to look at the girl, still whimpering and shuddering, she tried to grab the hand with her still unfocused eyes.

The girl seemed frightened, and Rain hated herself for making her scared of her. "Don't cry," the girl said, voice soft, yet incredibly loud in the quiet street they were in. The girl pulled Rain closer to her, and Rain clutched her, crying into her ebony hair, which soaked into it and made it damp. But the girl didn't seem to mind. No more than Rain minded the crimson blood that soaked into her shirt. The girl rocked her back and forth, soothingly talking about the strangest things, such as how black cats were unlucky, or how her favorite number was six. It comforted Rain somehow, and her breathing slowed into sleep.

Thank you, my two reveiwers!

jusa lilcrazE: Here's the next chapter! I'm gonna have to ask you to bring the swearing down, no matter how flattered I was! :) Thanks for favoriting by the way.

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