It hovered over her, eyes the color of dripping blood draining her of the ability to run. Saliva dripped from its lips as it roared, rushing forward to devour its prey.

Bewitched Sakura sat there speechless as it neared, panic filling her the closer it came. She couldn't move, locked in its trance. The Grimm leapt into the air, claws extended.

Suddenly, her animals surged forward. The mother bear grabbed her up and moved her away. Snarling, the mother wolf leapt into air to block the Grimm. Overhead the birds dive bombed the Grimm, grabbing its fur in their talons, pecking at its eyes and wolfish nostrils. Roaring it fell short, shaking off its attackers. It growled and snapped grabbing the mother wolf in its thick jaw. The mother wolf yelped as the Grimm threw her into air. With one swipe of its claw, the Grimm beheaded the mother wolf.

Sakura scrambled backwards a scream building in her throat. The mother wolf's body flopped to the ground, her head rolling on the green glass. A heartbroken, terrified scream pierced the air.

The animals surged forward: deer, mice, birds, and the mother bear. The Grimm roared, slashing and biting blindly as it fought off the protective creatures. Blood splattered the air and the sounds of ripping filled the air.

Sakura curled up in a ball, weeping for her lost pets. Tears stained her cheeks and sobs wracked her chest.

The Grimm roared, charging its remaining foe. The mother bear. It slashed with it dark claws, slashing the mother bear's side open. Angered the mother bear surged forward and bit the Grimm on the neck. The Grimm screamed and tried to tear away. Enraged that her little human cub had been threatened, the mother bear slashed her claws across the Grimm's throat. The Grimm collapsed, jerking in the spasms of death. Tottering through the gory remains of the battle, the mother bear curled up around her human cub.

Sakura sobbed, hugging her last animal friend close. Voices surrounded her, and the smell of smoke rose from the Grimm. When she looked up, her eyes were red.

Sakura lightly petted Naga, sitting on her bench. Naga, curled up and down her arm, enjoying the attention she was getting.

Ghara reclined against the table watching Sakura play with Naga. Was it wrong that he occasionally brought Naga over just to see her smile? It wasn't like she was interested him, and he wasn't interested in her...definitely. There were easier girls to woo.

Not that she wasn't pretty, especially her smile.

Who was he kidding? She only had eyes for his snake.

And smiles.

Ghara sighed and rubbed his face. The warning bell for class rang and he stood up. Sakura sighed, whispering one last thing to Naga. She stood up and handed Naga back to Ghara.

"Thanks," she smiled. "Naga is so personable."

"Y-yeah," Ghara flashed her a winning smile back. "You can hang out with her whenever. Just drop by. She loves you."

"Thanks," Sakura beamed, waving goodbye to Naga as she ran back to her team.

Ghara stood there for a moment grinning stupidly before shaking himself and joining his team. He tucked Naga back over his neck, rubbing the little corn snake on the head.

Did he mention how much he liked her smile?

"Teach me to fight," Sakura begged. "I can't let the Grimm kill people like that one killed my pets. I can't let them kill anymore of my pets."

Her parents exchanged looks between each other. They knew that this day was inevitable. They knew what they had to do. Her father stepped forward and clasped her shoulders, looking solemnly into her eyes.

"We will teach you everything we know."

Since ya'll have read most of this before in the trailer I decided to introduce a ship :D Its a bit one sided and denied right now, but hey. We have a long time :D

Also I deleted the trailers since we are coming to the point where we are incorporating them into the story!