AN: Another update! I'm trying to get them out to you guys sooner. The good news is.. I have a few boring classes that I'm writing during, so you might get another chapter before the end of the year. That's not a promise, though. As you can tell, things are getting more serious. I want to remind you all that this is a mature story. Please read at your own risk. You have been warned. So, read, review and enjoy!
Yumi woke with a groan as ropes bit into her ankles. Her hands were already lashed behind her. She had expected to find herself this way after he'd knocked her out in the forest. What she hadn't expected was to be up in a tree. In actually, she was on a large platform that was nestled in two trees. Broken tree limbs tied together with rope made the floor. Theo had carefully constructed this little hideout, even going so far as to line the bottom of the platform with small twigs and clusters of leaves to camouflage it from unwanted eyes.
Yumi's heart dropped. It could be days before she'd be found. No! I'm not going to let him win! I'm not going to let it end like this! Yumi struggled against the ropes, only to find her air was cut off. She had not noticed the rope around her neck. As long as she kept her back against the tree, the rope around her neck was relaxed. The had thought of everything. Yumi tried wiggling her hands, but it was no use. The ropes were tied tight; she could feel her hands but barely.
Despite the hopelessness of the situation, Yumi's brain started plotting. Had he captured just her, she probably would have succumbed to fear and powerlessness, but he had hurt her Ulrich. Something inside Yumi snapped, and she started wiggling her hands, hoping to loosen the rope. The coarse material dug into her tender skin, but she didn't stop. But, it was to no avail. What little feeling she had left in her fingers was not enough to help her.
Tears coursed slowly down her cheeks as she leaned back against the tree. What will happen to me now? He was really angry with me this time. Will he let me go? What's he going to do to me? Yumi shuddered, trying not to picture the worst. Will they find me eventually? Will I even be alive then? What will happen to Ulrich and the rest of them… will the be ok without me? Yumi's heart clenched as she thought about her friends. Now that she saw the possibility that she would never see them again, there was so much she wanted to tell them. There was so much she wanted to tell him. It hurt to think his name now. It hurt to know she might never see him again. And, if she did, things would never be the same.
Yumi closed her eyes and quietly cried herself to sleep.
AN: And there you go! I know it was short, but it's leading up to (hopefully) a longer chapter. The next one is probably a quarter written so far. After midterms are over, I'll probably write more. Send me any questions you might have in a review or feel free to PM me. Serious questions will be answered, if it won't ruin the plot. So, review, thanks!