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I don't know how long this story will be. Probably 10-12 chapters; not that long. What do you guys think of a story like this, except using Mulan? Should it still be VaughnxChelsea, or should it be something else, like LilyxMark?

Disclaimer: I don't own Harvest Moon, any of its characters, or Pocahontas. Disney and Marvelous do.

Run

I ended up in the forest.

It was evening, so the sun was setting and the trees cast ominous shadows. I walked across the leaf-covered floor, being careful not to step on anything sharp or dangerous. Smiling, I spun around and collapsed onto the leaves. I giggled, but suddenly stopped when I heard voice. Turning around on my stomach, I peered through the trees but saw nothing.

I slowly got up and walked quietly to the voices.

"I don't know about this,"

I stopped and hid behind a tree as the voices got louder. Looking out from behind it, I saw the old man that had confronted Wada, the silver haired man, a huge, burly man, and a younger man with blonde hair and green eyes.

"We can't have them living on the same island as us." The old man said. "They're savages!"

They were talking about us; me and Wada and Mother and the rest.

"But they're also human beings," the blonde man said.

"Ha!" the silver haired man scoffed. "They're not like us."

The blonde man looked to the ground.

"So what do we do about 'em?" the huge man asked, glancing at the blonde one.

The old man smiled and puffed his chest out proudly.

"We kill them."

I gasped louder than I planned at this, and the four man looked at my direction.

"Hello?" the silver man said, stepping towards me.

I held my breath and pressed my body against the tree.

Please don't see me... Please don't see me... I thought over and over again, closing my eyes tight.

Suddenly, a dog burst out of nowhere and starting attacking me. Screaming, I fell to the ground and three of the men surrounding me, while the huge, burly one grabbed the dog.

The old man glared at me. "What were you doing behind that tree, girl?" he demanded.

I didn't answer him; instead, I glared right back.

"Answer me!" he screamed, and looked ready to kick me.

"No," I snapped, spitting at his feet.

As he pulled back his foot, the green eyed man jumped in between us.

"Taro, stop!" he yelled.

"Don't order me around," Taro said, pushing him out of the way and stepping towards me.

I quickly scrambled up and stood triumphantly in front of him.

"Why are you planning to kill my people?" I spat, looking him dead in the eye.

"We need this land and you savages are just taking up space," Taro scoffed.

"It's our land," I said angrily. "We have been living here for centuries. You can't just come and kill us!"

"Ah, but I am," Taro grinned.

"Taro, please," the green-eyed man said, putting a hand on Taro's shoulder. "Let's be reasonable."

"Reasonable?" Taro cried, shoving the man's hand off. "With these creatures?"

"Mark's got a point," the huge man pointed out.

Mark.

I caught my breath. Mark... The silver-haired man had said my parents had had a son, after I had gone missing to them, and that his name was Mark...

"I don't care," Taro snapped. "We're going to kill them! They're taking up the land we need!"

Words began swimming in front of my eyes. Mark... brother... kill them... land... need... we...

Anger suddenly built up inside of me, and before I knew what I was doing, I had grabbed the old man's arm and was throwing him at the ground.

The three other men stood staring at me, shocked.

Taro shakily sat up one arm. "H-How dare you!" he said, pointing a trembling finger at me.

I looked at Taro, to the other three men around me. Then, I was suddenly racing through the forest, knocking branches out of my way and kicking up fallen leaves and twigs.

"After her!" I heard Taro order behind me. "Go after her! Kill her!"

My heart pounded loudly in my ears and I started running faster. Branches hit me in the face but I didn't care; I just started running faster. I could hear the men chasing after me, and I was soon back at the river. Deciding to leave the canoe, I started running along the river away from it.

The men burst through the trees after me.

"Where'd she go?" the burly one asked.

I ran faster.

"There!" one of them cried. I knew they had seen me. "Come on!"

Their running footsteps pounded the ground behind me, and I urged myself to keep going.

My throat was burning and I was tired. If I didn't find some way of escape soon, I'd collapse and they'd have me.

I suddenly screamed and tried to stop myself. I did so just in time, because looming right at my feet was a huge cliff.

Peering over the rim, I could see that if I had fallen or jumped I'd land at the bottom of a waterfall.

I turned around, and saw the three men approaching me. Nearer, and nearer, and nearer...

With no other way to escape, I jumped off the cliff and plunged into the icy cold water below. I don't know how long I stayed underwater, but it must have been a while because when I resurfaced I was feet away from the waterfall and I couldn't see the men anywhere.

Slowly, I swam to shore and lay on the banks, gasping. My heart was beating quickly, and I felt like I was about to die. Once I had caught my breath from running so quickly, I turned around on my stomach to get up and came face to face with a black pair of boots.

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