Chapter 6

Written by smexysesshomaru:

Yui's POV:

Yui huffed and puffed as she ran at top speed away from the mob that was following behind her. She stumbled several times as she ran, her foot tripping over large rocks and tree roots, but she quickly steadied herself and continued to run at top speed. She could see the boundary of the village up ahead, where the houses ended and the forest began. Her lungs ached as she reached for it, but the mob behind her yelling, "KILL THE DEMON!", and, "WHERE ARE OUR CHILDREN?!", and, "YOU FILTHY DEMON, I'LL WRING YOUR NECK THE SECOND I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!", was enough to convince herself that she had to keep going.

Desperate for answers, she found herself screaming as she ran: "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABO-OW!" Pain radiated up the side of her ear. Something small and sharp hit her head. A rock? She guessed, did someone just throw a rock at me!? She continued running – sprinting, noticing as more rocks, some somewhat larger, whizzing past her head, missing what they were obviously aiming for.

She did not even think it was possible, but she began to run even faster.

Quickly, but not fast enough, the scenery around her began to change. She had sprinted out of the market and past the make-shift houses that these people probably called home. Once she was clear of the houses, she ditched the path the villagers had probably made. Now she was running through long, long blades of wild grass, which nobody had ever taken the time to trim. They were so tall that the tips of some of them rubbed against her cheek. Thorns from long stems of wild flowers were hidden amongst the straw coloured grass, and they cut her legs.

Her legs stung badly. Her lungs expanded and contracted under the exertion. Her eyes narrowed. Her bag, heavy with textbooks, hit her hip over and over. She refused to look back, although she could hear the sounds of the crowds footsteps getting closer and closer. It was actually a miracle that she was still in the lead.

What the hell is wrong with these people?! Is this an anime?! Stop it! I don't even want to be in an anime anymore!

Another small rock hit her head. She continued to run.

The scenery changed again. What was large straws of pale yellow grass turned into green, unruly hedges. The hedges were thick and tall, towering over the area so grandly that Yui was having trouble believing that she could not see them from the distance. She almost panicked when she thought she was running towards a dead end, as those hedges did not look easily passable. But there was a small entrance not far from where she was that she could make out. She ran for it, feeling the sting as another one of the rocks the villagers threw hit her back.

A minute later she was inside the hole in the hedges, running as fast as possible. It was a long, narrow path, and Yui realized that if the villagers got too close while she was still inside, they'd be able to hit her with whatever ammo they got. Thankfully, half a minute later, she was out of passage and into a meadow, sparsely decorated with trees, blue flowers, a pond and birds which whistled songs in the distance.

She glanced behind herself quickly, seeing no one, and ran for the nearest tree. She ducked behind it, hoping that her pursuers would just ran past her.

Her heart pounded as she crouched as low and tiny as possible. Her ears perked as she waited for the sound of the mob to trample the ground behind her. Nothing. Seconds turned to minutes, but still, nothing.

Yui risked peering behind the tree, to see if there people were sneaking around. The area was so scantly littered with nature to hide behind that Yui knew she would be able to see them if they were there. But there was no one. She peered at the great wall the hedges formed and the hole in the wall. She glanced at the few stones around the area, at the other trees far off in the distance, at the still water in the pond, at the birds up ahead that still whistled merrily, undisturbed. Still, nothing. Not a soul to be seen.

"Those guys were nuts," Yui breathed silently, trying to regain her breath, "Like, major psycho." She stood up, hugging the tree, and risked peering out behind the tree with half of her body sticking out for a better view: she was small after all, and could not see from the vantage that most could when she was sitting down.

Almost instantaneously, she heard a rustling sound coming from the branches above her, followed by an, "Eeeik, Eeeik, Oooh!"

Her head whipped upwards to see what the sound was, only to have a small brownish thing quickly drop down onto her face.

Instinctively, she shrieked. Then she felt the warm, fuzziness of the thing. It grabbed her face, "Eeeiking" as she shrieked in panic. She reached up her hand, and slapped it off, hitting herself in the process.

"OW! WHAT THE HELL!?" she screamed at it. She rubbed her face, as she looked down at the thing that hit her. It was a small, brown, furry monkey, that laid on its side breathing heavily as if she almost killed it. It was around the length of two of her hands, had brown hands and feet that were a slightly darker colour than the rest of its brown body, and had a pale orange star on its forehead. It "Eeiked" quietly, looking up at her out of the corner of its large brown eyes, with an expression that said, "Why would you do that to me?!"

Angry villagers forgotten, Yui's heart melted at the sight.

AN: What's this? A monkey?! Are there even any monkey's in Japan?! I wonder if Hide likes monkeys... XD Sorry this chapter is so short. School is killing my creativity, one essay at a time. Will write more next time! :D