Clinging steadily to her teddy bear the young girl stumbled blindly through the dark, muggy alley. She could smell smoke and rotting skin. She didn’t realize her arm was burnt until she fell and landed into an icy cold puddle. With the cement connecting to her face she cried out. Never had she felt such pain nor misery in her life.
She now lie helplessly, hoping death would find her soon, but it did not. Her teddy bear was a few feet away from her, ripped loose from her grip when she fell. She was wearing a torn kimono, and a rugged pair of sandals. That was not the proper clothing for the Winter season.
Her black hair stuck to her sweaty head, which was now freezing like icicles. She didn’t dare open her eyes, afraid of what she may see. But to her dismay she forced herself too, it stung, also; for the tears had frozen her eyelids shut. First she could see the sky, as cloudy it could be, the cloud line broke, showing a full moon. Her arm twisted in pain, and she peered over to the tear in her kimono, showing a gruesome burn, her flesh torn like paper. It looked like an eye, trying to open.
She whimpered and turned her head back to the sky, the buildings surrounding her stood low and were bricked, with posters and graffiti scribbled upon it. A cat hissed as it scurried past her.
‘No one will find me,’ she thought to herself. She really, truly was going to die. It didn’t seem to bother her, either.
But after what seemed like hours of waiting, which realistically could have been about fifteen minutes, somebody, or something found her. It growled at first, the girl had a foul aura, a demonic aura.
But then after shaking that off, the creature smelt most of all, fear. The little demon riddled girl was grieve stricken, and the creature could sense it. It whimpered in sympathy. It bounded quickly over to her, and picked up the strange stuffed toy, gripping it tightly in it’s massive jaws. The girl hiccupped and started moaning, seeing such a big wolf.
It would eat here, she was sure of that. But it did not, instead, it lay next to her, and dropped the bear on her chest. She coiled her arms around the bear, which was now wet with saliva. She took a better look at the wolf, who was doing just the same. And a lust awoke within, as if telling her to trust this wolf. It was two times the size of a regular wolf, with white ruffled fur. It’s eyes were a golden yellow with black ringing the eyes, and it’s pink tongue lolled lazily out of it’s mouth; it’s breathe could be seen in the air.
The wolf looked at the girl grimly, why did he stop for her? He pondered, why worry about a young girl with something dark that was nestled deep within her? He thought quietly, though it shouted loudly through his head, gears clicking and unwinding behind those soft, gentle eyes.
“Who…Who are you?” She managed to cough out, her green eyes turning, staring deep into the wolves’. The wolf seemed to stifle a gasp, she spoke?!
“I, am Akita,” He whispered softly, and her eyes grew wide that the wolf had spoken. “And I will take care of you.”
The calming snow began to fall, and the girl clung to the wolf, as he swung her upon his back and trotted to a safer place.
