Snippet #1444404

"Hanako, Be careful with that tray, If you drop it it's coming out of your pay!"
"Yes Ms, Joline."

A small girl with purple hair, cat ears, and a tail, danced through the crowded common room of the Dancing Maid. The inn was a well known establishment of Cendrillon and very popular among the working class of the city. Even at this hour of the morning it was packed full of working men from all walks of life. Hanako had been working here for the past few weeks as a means to earn some money and have a place she deemed somewhat safe. Occasionally there was a problem with a drunk but the young Neko had so far been a very dedicated worker. She had recently been raised from a kitchen helper to a serving girl and as a result her pay increased. She was enjoying the job but it was difficult at times, especially with the common room packed is it was.

As Hanako neared the table, her small head bobbing all the way, she placed the tray on the table for the men to take, one of them closest to her was clearly drunk and as she turned to go he said "Arn't you a pretty lass" and his hand reached under her skirt to touch her butt and ran his hand across her tail. Hanako's little body froze, the touch sending shivers through her system. Suddenly she turned and slapped him across the face. The man looked shocked at first but quickly recovered, his face red with anger. "Why YOU."

Hanako turned and tried to run from his grasp but his hand reached out and with a yelp of pain he grabbed her tail and pulled her back to him. She had fallen on the ground and was desperately trying to escape from his grasp when she felt a heavy hand reach around her, pick her up and slam her into the wall. "You little cunt, Apologize for that or I am going to ruin that pretty little face of yours."

Hanako was scared and tears were in her eyes, but stubborn to the end she hacked up and spit on him. "Go to hell." she said angrily, still struggling to escape from his grasp. The man's fist retracted as if to punch her but suddenly a wooden cudgel slammed the drunk man over the head and Ms. Joline's angry stature could be seen as he crumpled to the ground releasing the Hanako as he fell. "Get this rabble out of here, All of you GET." The men quickly got up and carried their unconscious friend away from the table.

If Hanako was expecting sympathy she did not get any such thing. Ms Joline rounded on her. "Why did you hit him!"
"He touched me..."
"If he touches you then Walk Away."

Ms Joline stormed away leaving Hanako to lay there and gingerly pick herself up. The common room returned to normalcy and left Hanako there forgotten. Hanako was scared again but there was no to turn to. Gingerly she picked herself up and walked out of the Inn, she wanted to get out of the city. She wanted to go somewhere where she could escape from anything bad happening to her again. Hanako knew of a small garden outside of the city and quickly headed towards it.

Upon arriving she noticed that two people were already in the garden but she stayed a small distance from her and rested beneath a small tree. She needed to take a breather, she was still scared after what had happened.