Thread: Nevermore: Neither Here Nor There (Haru & Mally)

It was only a disguise. A cover story. If they saw what she wore underneath his cloak, theyd burn her alive or hang her. Vivisection didnt sound so good, not by comparison to being burned alive or hanged. Those seemed better than to be opened up so these far off fanatics could experiment on her and see what her secrets were. No, the worst shed have to do would be to hold onto his arm in public while she was in this city. She could do that if it meant staying alive. Thats what she kept telling herself as she waited within the city walls for this man to come back. Her gut and instinct told her it was okay to trust him. After all, he did send her off before she could have likely been eaten by whatever foul creature lurked in the forest. If he was truly evil, he would have likely left her there to die while he went off and saved himself. No, here she was and safe to boot. He would be back for her. He would survive and he wouldnt leave her at the mercy of these people. Because if he didnt make it back, Em doubted that shed survive without him. She knew how to remain hidden and disguised in her video games, but this wasnt a video game. This was real life. At least she was pretty sure it was real life. That howl came and it was pained. Hopefully a sign of whatever creature that had threatened to attack dying. Swallowing hard Em waited, staring out hopefully into the darkness. Without her glasses, she couldnt see that well but she could make out some things just fine, though distance wasnt her friend. But all of a sudden, she a dark shadow looming and it was getting closer. It was also bigger than any human form and out of fear, Emory stepped back a few paces. All of a sudden, that large dark figure walked right inside of the city. No one else seemed to be reacting much to him but she was. Her eyes widened with fear and she fell back, tripping over a loose cobblestone tile, landing on her bottom. Her hood came down and she quickly closed the cloak around her front so what she wore wasnt noticeable to anyone. But her eyes didnt come the sight of this large tiger that wasnt even on all fours. It was on its hind legs, standing like a human would. It looked right at her too and then talked to her, confirming its male sex and affirming that he definitely stayed true to his word that he would come back for her. Standing slowly, she gulped and stepped toward him slightly. Y-YouY-You She blinked her eyes and then fell faint, her head hurting a lot more than it should have for being dizzy. Emory fell back to the ground but this time, it wasnt because she tripped. It was because she actually fainted. Her vitals are plummeting. We need to stabilize her! The doctor moved quickly but the nurse was faster, picking up a syringe and filling it with a stabilizing serum to be injected into her. The doctor took the syringe and once the nurse wrapped a tourniquet around her arm, he injected the needle right into her blood stream so it would work fast. Within a few short seconds, her vitals returned to normal and she was stable. Shes no longer hemorrhaging. That was a close call. The doctor said. I want her monitored by another nurse. Something is happening. If she keeps hemorrhaging like this, she will be left brain dead. I need to figure out why this is happening. Its like her mind issomewhere else. And whatever is happening, it directly impacts her here.