A Girl Worth Fighting For
Chapter 2 - New World
Something warm and wet was touching my cheek.
My eyes began to slowly flutter open, there in front of me, was a small white bunny with violet eyes.
Did... Did that bunny just talk to me? A talking bunny??
Yuzuki
You're OK! Thank goodness!
Willow Ashwood
Why wouldn't I b-
Wait a second! Why am I sitting in the middle of a forest??
I heard a thunder clap, great! Its going to rain!
I must've been sleep walking, there was a forest by Sakura's House.
I tried standing up but failed immediately, falling back down.
The bunny said hopping over.
Willow Ashwood
I-I'm fine...
I suddenly heard the clanging of metal. I crawled over to a nearby Bush, where I peeked over the top.
There was a tall handsome man, holding a sword. He was bleeding.
Willow Ashwood
I need to help him!
The bunny said, gripping my ankle
Willow Ashwood
Let go! He's hurt!
Yuzuki
He has men to help him! He'll kill you on sight!
I took another glance at the man, who was still fighting despite having arrows in his shoulder.
Then in the distance, I saw more soldiers approaching.
I crouched back down, scooping up the bunny.
Willow Ashwood
Where am I?
Yuzuki
I'll tell you later! But we need to get out of here!
She hopped off my hands and further into the woods. I ran after her.
We ran and ran, the forest seemed never ending. I tripped a few times, but this time it really hurt.
Willow Ashwood
I don't think I can walk...
I tried moving my ankle but failed, I tripped over a sharp tree root, cutting and twisting my ankle.
Willow Ashwood
Hey, it's ok...
Willow Ashwood
Oh, do you have a name?
Yuzuki
Oh! How rude of me!
Willow Ashwood
I'm Willow.
She smiled at me and nuzzled my hand, despite my anxiety of being... Wherever I am, I felt a little at ease with her.
Yuzuki
I can go the the village and find a doctor!
Before she would hear me out, she ran off.
But the crunch of leaves and breaking of twigs alerted me.
Someone is coming this way!
Crap! I tried to lift myself up to no avail. So I attempted crawling behind a tree.
Seryu
What do we have here~?
Seryu
You're not very good at hiding, human. Come out
The tall man with the ears of a fox and a large tail stood in front of me, smiling mischievously.
Wait... if he's not a human and he has fox ears.... Is he a kitsune??
He bent down, I scooted back.
Seryu
A foreigner, a western girl?
Seryu
Don't look so frightened, I won't harm you.
His eyes looked me over, stopping at me ankle.
He moved closer, scooping me into his arms.
Willow Ashwood
Please put me down!
Seryu
You may reside at my castle until you've healed.
I glared at him, trying to be tough but unfortunately I found my gaze going up to his ears.
That drew a smile from his lips.
Willow Ashwood
Pfft! N-no!
I tried covering my flustered face, embarrassed.
Seryu
You can touch them if you want...
I looked at his ears again, hesitating I reached towards his ears, fondling them gently.
He avoided my eyes, blushing I noticed.
Seryu
O-ok, that's enough...
I let go and crossed my arms to keep from doing it again, they were so fluffy!
He whistled and a horse appeared seconds later. With one arm he mounted, still holding me close.
Seryu
Hold on to me, I don't want you to fall.
I gulped, still nervous, as I gripped onto his robe, using my other hand to hold the saddle.
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