The Legend of Shiranui
Chapter. 13
The Attacker
~`*Shizuru's .P.O.V.*`~
This girl, Ammy, she was such a sweetheart, especially, given how she'd just up, and thanked Keiko like that. But, what struck me the most was how sad she got after that….She looked hurt. Behind that smile she plastered on her face….Ammy's heart….I could sense it breaking….But, why? What could be making her so unbearably sad, what could be causing her to hurt so much on the inside?
~`*Ammy's/Regular .P.O.V.*`~
Even despite my own sadness, I still managed to smile. I quickly shook off my sadness, and all the thoughts, and feelings that came with it, as I stood, and headed towards the front door. "Wait, where're you going? Kur-I mean, Shuichi's making dinner.", Keiko stammered, a slight hint of worry, and concern in both her voice, and in her eyes, "I just need some fresh air, and some time to think.", I answered simply, before taking my leave.
~`*Shizuru's .P.O.V.*`~
"That girl….She seems so down, I hope she's ok.", Keiko replied, as she stared at the front door. "Ammy's heart….I can sense it breaking.", I replied more to myself than to anyone else, as I gently clutched my chest with one hand, an unfamiliar feeling of deep sadness seeming to wash over my heart. "Huh? Shizuru….?"
~`*Ammy's/Regular .P.O.V.*`~
I wandered about Mushiori City aimlessly, stopping only to sit down for a few minutes here, and there. Yusuke's words echoed through my head over, and over again, cutting like a knife each time. 'I never meant to cause Keiko, and Shizuru so much worry, and stress.', I thought, tears stinging my eyes. 'What am I doing with them….?', I asked myself, my mind seeming to go in multiple directions all at once. Suddenly, I felt a strong pair of muscular arms wrap themselves around my neck, tightly constricting my airway. I quickly stood, my hands coming to grip my attacker's arms that constricted my breathing. 'I can't breathe! I'm going to die if I don't do something soon! I have to-!', I thought, desperation taking it's hold on me. "Rah!", I yelled, my feet leaving the ground, as I pushed off from it, landing on my stomach, as my attacker landed on his back, his head hitting the ground. I groaned, as I lifted my head to look around me, my hand coming to my throat. 'My throat, it burns….And my head is pounding.', I thought, as I attempted to get up. Suddenly, I felt an incredibly strong hit at the center of my back, causing my body to hit the ground again. I frantically looked around me, as I now noticed that my attacker was nowhere to be found. 'Damnit! He must've gotten up!', I thought, as I felt a strong hand wrap around my skull, before forcing me to sit up. Suddenly, I felt a sharp, quick pain at the side of my neck, before my attacker smashed my head back into the ground. 'D-Damnit! He slit the side of my neck! I'm bleeding out! I-I'm going to die here!', I thought frantically, placing a hand at the side of my neck, applying pressure to the bleeding wound that now, threatened to end my life. I shivered, as my body now slipped into shock, and went cold, my own blood pooling on the ground around me, as I lye on my side, helpless. Then, everything around me went black….