Chapter 5:

That evening when all throughout househole quiet emptied space. Allowing only darkening pitch blackness leak into the applying rooms. Ruby awoke restless from sleep after taking her medicine. Rest of her family slept in their beds sound asleep. Not even pouring drench rain could reawaken anyone. Tossing bedcovers Ruby hurried to her dresser.

Nothing array special being only a simple dark polish chestnut with attach rectangle drawers. Stuffing furiously out piles in spare clothes and other items useful for travel. Ruby couldn't remember how long journey London appeared. Herself was a young child when departed London.

Taking familiar usual coat now height long along with her tam o'shanter hat with familiar scarf. Slipping from out bed softly changing quickcly into her dress and shoes before placing her coat, sacrf and hat on. Then elegant lightest Ruby headed out her room.

Checking seeing anyone of her family up as the doors were all tighty closed. Sighing inner relief Ruby hurried sweeping along the floor. The hallway was above landing creaked loud frightening squeak. Feared of being somehow caught Ruby checked serving her head.

No echoing nosie came out from the bedrooms stiffen deafening Ruby's hammering quicken beating worried heart. Bringing sudden again on estrange made illness. Scurrying along making heated way exited the house.

Then glance of final last goodbye silently heaved way at towards at nearest train headed out.

Stowing ever secretly at knowing her whole family would be out filled sick at thinking her out alone plus being overcome ill too. Still arguing Ruby could turn herself safely back to home. But something in London harness sole called Ruby.

Hauntingly mystery for only her solving brain. As stated in letter Basil wrote although Ruby hoped Basil was indeed wrote it. Glancing that hardest to copy the detective's writing.

Glancing nose faintest touch against paper in her seat as train jolted quickly along the dashing tracks. Ruby bumped wild fish trapped aobut within her train compartment. Hopeful waiting arrival of Mrs Judson's cheese crumpets and tea. Ruby happily smacked her lips just thinking about the edible treats.

Also whilring daydream what anewly waited in London for Ruby. Exciting sotries at Olivia told her children when growing up. The adventures Olivia had learnt far of Basil and Dawson. Ruby couldn't wait at seeing them again specially her uncle Basil.

A smile grace Ruby's face upon hearing the train halted stop in London. Quickly hurry off after numbered arraying passaengers hopeful not being left behind. Jumping off Ruby felt someone hurting rough at shoving her.

Ruby clung on for not clumsily tripping herself up. Million bundled rodents continue visible ignore Ruby. Treating her some distant outcast. Looking glance skywards foggy murky grey smoke. The destruction buildings laid in the awake surroundings.

Ruby confuse the exact time hearing Big Ben ringing in the background. Noting dim outline getting quite heavily night. Ruby hurried tiredly ached of across streets.

Avoiding of being run brutally over by hansome cabs or carriages overhearing annoyed rodents. Mothers calling their children straight back though younger mcie wanted in playing games with Ruby. Hearing mother mice hurtful made cruel remarks about Ruby.

Thinking as some wandering street urchin at lost homeward return back. The father mice aobut prepare hit things in Ruby's direction. As more cruel names and salivia jeered spat in Ruby's face.

Rounding at quicken corners of finally rid foulsome number groups. Ruby had noticed in mostly few things being lost, hungry, wet and mention also uncertain at where. Her ears pricked hearing a rough commotion.

"Give it to him real good for poking his in!" cried a voice.

Ruby was curious to dixvoer who he was and why giving trouble. Ealrier light drizzle transformation change of a wild downpour. Ruby could only in placing her arms shelter herself of getting soak. Rounding arch narrow alleyway Ruby got largest fright.

Two bigger rough mice appeared were hovering over handsomely slim dashing one. Teenager charming mouse's fur was gleaming pale as newly fallen snow. With brightest stone emerald eyes. The body msucalr of half well fed with skinny came to Ruby's mind. Of almost princely charm was about younger male mouse.

He was aged nineteen at Ruby correctly thought. As the clothes well fashion tailor crisp soiken cloud white long sleve shirt. Over darkest onyx black trousers and waistcoat also looking gothic mysterious. Newly cobbled polish familiar onyx black of shoes.

A messy entangle mop apprant unruly hair loop above the handsome mouse's forehead. Well groomed mosue looked apprantly of himself place in troubled. Ruby had right in saving him of any noble brave mouse.

Seeing an unattended cart of barrels probably corked slow against beer. Sleeking beside the barrels positive hopeful the owner clearly wasn't about. Thinking fast on her feet Ruby began to deduce of a plan.

Weaken boy mouse's body rocked being thrown about wildly. Full of deepest splatter gushing wounds and scarred brandish marks. Of being upheld in some fight. The hea dlooekd battered right in unmended areas. The elgs of battered punched. Some inc long carving knife had range inside.

Splashed in pools around not alone the boy mouse's body yet also the alley walls and where he laid. One badly rough mice brutally stamped foot spike hard on his fingers while another mouse fiendish kicked at skull bahsing out his young brains.

At would fragments of bone skull along the ground. Unknown at Ruby had starting began moving cart towards them. Pressing at knocking herself push hard start the cart.

Running at vast alarmingly speed at Ruby had to actually scream at top her lungs.

"LOOK Out OR YOU WILL BE CRUSHED!" said Ruby yelled.

Using his last beating once given strength boy mouse doll roll from out harm's way. Rocking faint swaying at nearby corner. Two other mice being not apprant luckily. As they were cannonball knocked into nowhere darkness surrounding area.

Excpetion of few lamps began shone as Ruby flew towards boy mouse's side. He was breathing only gradually. Ruby checked wondering at what exactly next. Either of carrying the boy mouse at where Baker Street at maybe Dawosn would attend the boy's wounds.

Also knowing both well at neither Basil or Dawson throw them out into the awful streets at night. In of giving them each lodgings for the evening. It was a long fair shot doing Ruby could upmost at upright carry newly apprant stranger.

Knowing at where Baker Street from Olivia's fabled tales at Ruby continue the hopeful way at possible finding them. Though at unknown from Ruby a pair eerie staring eyes loomed glace towards her. As their former paths had met before. Yet creature within best thought at not coming out.

Allowing Ruby exit out into wide big world at London clearly was. Wishing at of birnging some charted map although Ruby didn't stop asking much directions.

It wasn't London herself previously dreamt of. As when her family elft as well did the goodness London had offered. Creating pollute blacken stinking chaotic mess in wake. Ruby hopeful only belief was getting to Baker Street.

"If he knows waht he is good for him he will off of me!" said another