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It was that day.
» » » The young girl had been dreading this day for years now, ever since she had her first vision. The event would have been better for her, if it hadn't been a vision of how she would die. Anna stood in front of her full mirror, her small eleven year old face scrunched up in distaste. Of course she would try to avoid it. In the vision she had been wearing a red dress, so instead she put on her favorite white one. Instead of keeping her long dark hair down, she pulled it up into a bun, she even had a lucky rabbit foot clipped to the hem of her dress, and her 4 leaf clover shoes. You couldn't get much luckier.
Anna hadn't really...well to put it simply, she hadn't told anyone. If she had, her sister would have locked her up in a box for a week right about now to keep her safe. She couldn't risk it though, because Anna knew the reason she was dying was to save her sister's life. She didn't want her big sister to die...She wouldn't let her die. She let out a small sigh before turning on her heels and heading out of her room, and to where her mother was prattling about in the kitchen.
"Anna love, would you be a dear and take this to your sister? You guys could have lunch togther!" Her mother nearly sang the words as a bird landed on the kitchen window and chirped happily. Depression hit the small girl like a brick to the face - or maybe a whole brick wall - when she was dead, she would miss her mothers happiness the most. Biting the inside of her cheek until she could taste the bitter tang of blood, Anna hugged her mother gently - after all she may not ever see her mom again.
The woman laughed gently, and handed her the small basket. Mustering her best fake smile, the dark haired child hurried out of the house. She couldn't help the voice whispering in the back of her head that this was the last time she'd ever see it.
Walking slowly through the wood - humming a lullaby, Anna wasn't aware of the forest animals that lingered after the girl, clearly they enjoyed her presence, and her song.
Soon, however, the young girl came upon her older sister, who was up in a tree, napping. "Onee-Chan!" The small girl called merrily up towards her sister, a large grin plastered on her face. "I brought food Onee-Chan~" She waved around the basket, puffing up her chest like a proud mother hen.
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» » » "You freak-! Who the hell do you think you are kid!?" came the shouts, an immediate pain following in close suit as she was hoisted into the air by the collar of her shirt. I can't..breathe-! panicked whispers flooded her conscious as the hemline constricted her fragile airways. Struggling to fight back, delicately bare feet lashed out in vain attempts to connect with flesh, their violence cushioned by an empty space. Taking a moment to assess the current situtation, the girl's violet orbs shifted to glance over her shoulder, an unwelcoming sight cruelly gaping upwards; they were on a ragged cliff, brutual dark waves lapping up against the shore. Squeezing her eyes shut, fear causing her small frame to tremble, the girl could only whimper out in a small mew, "C-cant....sw-...swim.." Apparently the wrong course of action to take, admitting a weakness, a rowdy chuckle was given by her captors. "Oh..? Is that so-?! Well, maybe you should learn, huh?!" Thursting her higher in the air, the girl's fingers desperately clawed at the boy's arms in an attempt to anchor her body to his. "P..please...do-don't let go-!" were her pleas, tears blurring her vision. In that second, a harsher voice broke through the jeers, the stranger's one full of rage, [color=#A2627]"Hey-! What the hell do you think you guys are doing?!"[/color] Fear washing over the group, one boy managed out a shaky mutter to break the silence, "S-shit... It's Lucien!" With eyes wide, the kid holding the small girl thrusted her outwards, gravity greedily claiming the child for it's own. One second, she was sailing.. the next, an icy sting bit her flesh. Slowly sinking in an almost serene trance, her life's moments flashed before her eyes... only to have oxygen forcibly pushed down her lungs. Coughing up water, the girl and her savior connected eyes before-
Onee-Chan!"
» » » Lids flying open, Hikari's gaze darted rapidly in all directions, attempting to figure out where the noise was coming from. Glancing past the branches, her signature 'silly' grin plastered it's way onto her features at the sight of her little sister... even more specifically on the basket. In a single fell swoop, the tomboy lept from the branches to land back on Earth, a small chuckle escaping her lips. Affectionately rubbing Anna's hair, she bended at the waist to look her sibling in the eye, one hand slyly snaking around the seer's shoulder to snatch the basket away. "Yo, what's up? Heh..couldn't bare to be away from your darling 'Onee-chan'?" floated out her light teasing, the playful tone indicating she didn't mean a word of it. Shifting through the goodies sent by their mother, the power user's gaze immediately went alight seeing a sealed pouch of beef jerkey. With an exalted bark of happiness, Kari placed a strip of the dried meat into her mouth before slumping against a tree to sit back down. With one leg sprawled and the other bent at the knee, she rested both of her arms atop the propped limb, eyes gazing imporingly at the seer, awaiting the moment for her sister to get comfortable as well. "Hm.. what's wrong with you..? You seem kinda.. off...." Tossing her head back to rest against the trunk, a soft sigh left Ari's confines, her words a half-mutter meant for her ears only. "Of course you seem off... After all, dragging you this far out of nowhere, not letting you go to school or have any other friends.. You deserve better, ya know? I wonder..do you miss the city, Anna?" Sensing the dismal mood she caused, Hikari quickly bounced back into her cheerful mocking, before dishing out the rest of the meal their parent had prepared. Assessing her sister in a stare burning with a certain ruthfulness well known for older sisters to possess, Ari snipped out her words. "I wonder... didya have a vision about yer future boyfriend-? Or... maybe you saw yourself with a bunch of cats 'cuz you're such a prude!" Letting out a bout of laughter, Hikari accepted her sister's retaliation... after all, it was moments like these that made her feel the most 'normal'. Opening her mouth to let another insult fly, the power user immediately clamped it shut hearing a distant gunshot.
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» » » Whipping her head to stare off in the direction it came from, Kari's heartbeat began to slow, her eyes going wide. It came...from the house..Mom-! Flying upwards with a remarkable speed, the elder sister managed to whisper out in spite of her dry throat,"Anna... St...Stay here for a second, ok? I'll be right back...!" Without saying another word, the girl raced through the trees, adrenaline fueling her urgency. Mom-! Bursting through the treelines, sweat and dirt masking her skin and clothes, she wasted little time in crossing the manicurally groomed lawn to barge through the patio doors, eyes wide with panic."Mom-! Mom-! Where are you!?" echoed her shouts, panic quite evident within the quivering tone. And there they were, men dressed in a sort of bodily armor, plastic shields and guns completeing their appearances. In spite of the black helmets made to mask their emotions, their stances gave away the fact all 10 of them were ataken back and frightened. "S-shit! She's already here-!? I thought we had more fucking time-!" Were the cursing gasps, the ones nearest to her taking a faltering step back. Before Hikari could manage to say a word, one of the men gave a shout into a radio on his shoulder,"God damn it, where the fuck are you, Snatcher?! She's suppose to be a special, isn't she?! Get your ass from the kitchen in here to help us before she uses her powers, god damn it-!"
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It was that day.
» » » The young girl had been dreading this day for years now, ever since she had her first vision. The event would have been better for her, if it hadn't been a vision of how she would die. Anna stood in front of her full mirror, her small eleven year old face scrunched up in distaste. Of course she would try to avoid it. In the vision she had been wearing a red dress, so instead she put on her favorite white one. Instead of keeping her long dark hair down, she pulled it up into a bun, she even had a lucky rabbit foot clipped to the hem of her dress, and her 4 leaf clover shoes. You couldn't get much luckier.
Anna hadn't really...well to put it simply, she hadn't told anyone. If she had, her sister would have locked her up in a box for a week right about now to keep her safe. She couldn't risk it though, because Anna knew the reason she was dying was to save her sister's life. She didn't want her big sister to die...She wouldn't let her die. She let out a small sigh before turning on her heels and heading out of her room, and to where her mother was prattling about in the kitchen.
"Anna love, would you be a dear and take this to your sister? You guys could have lunch togther!" Her mother nearly sang the words as a bird landed on the kitchen window and chirped happily. Depression hit the small girl like a brick to the face - or maybe a whole brick wall - when she was dead, she would miss her mothers happiness the most. Biting the inside of her cheek until she could taste the bitter tang of blood, Anna hugged her mother gently - after all she may not ever see her mom again.
The woman laughed gently, and handed her the small basket. Mustering her best fake smile, the dark haired child hurried out of the house. She couldn't help the voice whispering in the back of her head that this was the last time she'd ever see it.
Walking slowly through the wood - humming a lullaby, Anna wasn't aware of the forest animals that lingered after the girl, clearly they enjoyed her presence, and her song.
Soon, however, the young girl came upon her older sister, who was up in a tree, napping. "Onee-Chan!" The small girl called merrily up towards her sister, a large grin plastered on her face. "I brought food Onee-Chan~" She waved around the basket, puffing up her chest like a proud mother hen.
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» » » "You freak-! Who the hell do you think you are kid!?" came the shouts, an immediate pain following in close suit as she was hoisted into the air by the collar of her shirt. I can't..breathe-! panicked whispers flooded her conscious as the hemline constricted her fragile airways. Struggling to fight back, delicately bare feet lashed out in vain attempts to connect with flesh, their violence cushioned by an empty space. Taking a moment to assess the current situtation, the girl's violet orbs shifted to glance over her shoulder, an unwelcoming sight cruelly gaping upwards; they were on a ragged cliff, brutual dark waves lapping up against the shore. Squeezing her eyes shut, fear causing her small frame to tremble, the girl could only whimper out in a small mew, "C-cant....sw-...swim.." Apparently the wrong course of action to take, admitting a weakness, a rowdy chuckle was given by her captors. "Oh..? Is that so-?! Well, maybe you should learn, huh?!" Thursting her higher in the air, the girl's fingers desperately clawed at the boy's arms in an attempt to anchor her body to his. "P..please...do-don't let go-!" were her pleas, tears blurring her vision. In that second, a harsher voice broke through the jeers, the stranger's one full of rage, [color=#A2627]"Hey-! What the hell do you think you guys are doing?!"[/color] Fear washing over the group, one boy managed out a shaky mutter to break the silence, "S-shit... It's Lucien!" With eyes wide, the kid holding the small girl thrusted her outwards, gravity greedily claiming the child for it's own. One second, she was sailing.. the next, an icy sting bit her flesh. Slowly sinking in an almost serene trance, her life's moments flashed before her eyes... only to have oxygen forcibly pushed down her lungs. Coughing up water, the girl and her savior connected eyes before-
Onee-Chan!"
» » » Lids flying open, Hikari's gaze darted rapidly in all directions, attempting to figure out where the noise was coming from. Glancing past the branches, her signature 'silly' grin plastered it's way onto her features at the sight of her little sister... even more specifically on the basket. In a single fell swoop, the tomboy lept from the branches to land back on Earth, a small chuckle escaping her lips. Affectionately rubbing Anna's hair, she bended at the waist to look her sibling in the eye, one hand slyly snaking around the seer's shoulder to snatch the basket away. "Yo, what's up? Heh..couldn't bare to be away from your darling 'Onee-chan'?" floated out her light teasing, the playful tone indicating she didn't mean a word of it. Shifting through the goodies sent by their mother, the power user's gaze immediately went alight seeing a sealed pouch of beef jerkey. With an exalted bark of happiness, Kari placed a strip of the dried meat into her mouth before slumping against a tree to sit back down. With one leg sprawled and the other bent at the knee, she rested both of her arms atop the propped limb, eyes gazing imporingly at the seer, awaiting the moment for her sister to get comfortable as well. "Hm.. what's wrong with you..? You seem kinda.. off...." Tossing her head back to rest against the trunk, a soft sigh left Ari's confines, her words a half-mutter meant for her ears only. "Of course you seem off... After all, dragging you this far out of nowhere, not letting you go to school or have any other friends.. You deserve better, ya know? I wonder..do you miss the city, Anna?" Sensing the dismal mood she caused, Hikari quickly bounced back into her cheerful mocking, before dishing out the rest of the meal their parent had prepared. Assessing her sister in a stare burning with a certain ruthfulness well known for older sisters to possess, Ari snipped out her words. "I wonder... didya have a vision about yer future boyfriend-? Or... maybe you saw yourself with a bunch of cats 'cuz you're such a prude!" Letting out a bout of laughter, Hikari accepted her sister's retaliation... after all, it was moments like these that made her feel the most 'normal'. Opening her mouth to let another insult fly, the power user immediately clamped it shut hearing a distant gunshot.
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» » » Whipping her head to stare off in the direction it came from, Kari's heartbeat began to slow, her eyes going wide. It came...from the house..Mom-! Flying upwards with a remarkable speed, the elder sister managed to whisper out in spite of her dry throat,"Anna... St...Stay here for a second, ok? I'll be right back...!" Without saying another word, the girl raced through the trees, adrenaline fueling her urgency. Mom-! Bursting through the treelines, sweat and dirt masking her skin and clothes, she wasted little time in crossing the manicurally groomed lawn to barge through the patio doors, eyes wide with panic."Mom-! Mom-! Where are you!?" echoed her shouts, panic quite evident within the quivering tone. And there they were, men dressed in a sort of bodily armor, plastic shields and guns completeing their appearances. In spite of the black helmets made to mask their emotions, their stances gave away the fact all 10 of them were ataken back and frightened. "S-shit! She's already here-!? I thought we had more fucking time-!" Were the cursing gasps, the ones nearest to her taking a faltering step back. Before Hikari could manage to say a word, one of the men gave a shout into a radio on his shoulder,"God damn it, where the fuck are you, Snatcher?! She's suppose to be a special, isn't she?! Get your ass from the kitchen in here to help us before she uses her powers, god damn it-!"
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