Run

[Max]

Natsuki just smiled as everyone waved to them. He waved aswell "Goodbye!" he shouted back, he felt a bit sad that he had to leave what was his home for the longest time, but still, he most definetly wasnt against it as much as Alice was.

[Chesa]

Alice got into the car. She scooted all the way to the corner and hugged the rabbit to her chest. She seemed tense and uncomfortable the entire ride. She kept glancing around nervous.y, like the closer they got to their destination the more uncomfortable she was. They left the busy capital and drove through the suburbs around it. The two in the front didn't talk to the children through the ride. Alice started getting closer to her brother and by the time they were driving down the forested roads outside the city she was practically in his lap she had scooted so close to him. When they turned off the roads and to the drive of an estate she seemed almost panicked.

[Max]

Natsuki was just gently petting her head, not saying anything. Though in truth he himself as beggining to get a bad feeling. Sure he was an airhead and always looked to the brighter side of things, but even he could tell when something was amiss. Plus, there as this nagging feeling in the back of his head.

[Chesa]

The car came to a stop outside the house. The doors opened and the woman smiled at them. "Come now, grab your things and lets go," She said, holding her hand out to help Alice out of the car, but she didn't take it, she pushed past her and grabbed her bag out of the trunk. She suddenly did a double take, and realized she'd left her rabbit in the car, and scrambled to get it again. The woman, Mrs. Smith, frown. "You really are too old for that thing. How about a trade, you give me that filthy old thing and I'll get you and your brother a computer for you to share," She said, reaching for the rabbit, barely touching it's ear. Alice's eyes got wide, and then she spun around, hunching over and sheilding the item with her body. "NO!" She screeched.

[Max]

Right when she screeched Natsuki gently put his hand ontop of her head. He looked up at the woman and smiled "Just let her have the rabbit, everyone has something their attached to, and no amount of bribery will make her get rid of it." he said calmly, he knew that the rabbit was precious to her, but even he was surprised at how strongly she reacted.

[Chesa]

A ripple of disdain crossed the woman's face, but it soon covered up. Though it didn't take an idiot to figure out something wasn't right from that. Her mask had dropped and she looked truly angered she wanted to keep the stupid toy. Alice looked up at Natsuki, calming down instantly. "Thank you.." She muttered. The woman put that mask of hers back on and walked towards the front of the house.

[Max]

Now, Natsuki what dense as a doorknob and kind of a day-dreamer with his head in the clouds most of the time, but he caught that look on the womans face "...." he looked down at Alice and smiled "Stay close to me all the time, OK?" he asked, taking her hand "Come on." he said, and started walking.

[Chesa]

Alice looked up at him, a bit confused, but followed him none the less. She gripped his hand a bit as they passed through the thresh hold of the house. She looked over her shoulder, looking at everything behind her. What they didn't know is that was going to be the last time the children saw the sun for what would seem like a very long time.

The woman lead them down the halls and down a flight of stairs. Alice gripped Natsuki's hands, not liking the fact it felt like they were going underground. "Where are we going?" She whispered to Natsuki. "Well we're going to your rooms, " the woman answered, closing the door to the flight of stairs.

[Max]

Natsuki though was getting a really bad feeling. That look on her face, and now this feeling in his gut that they were walking right under a giliotine. He stopped in his tracks once they were down the stairs "Alice, we have to run. Just stay close to me." He muttered, then quickly turned around, doing a short sprint, and he grabbed the womans head and slammed it agaisnt the door, grabbing the key from her and then kicking her in the stomach. He quickly unlocked the door, and grabbed Alice's hand "Come on!" He said, and started running up the stairs.

[Chesa]

Alice looked up at him. She had this urge to blurt out 'I told you so' but the time felt completely inappropriate. Her choice proved correct when her brother attacked the woman. She suddenly felt herself pulled up the stairs, though both of them were forced to stop when the door at the top of the stairs opened and a man held a gun to Natsuki's forhead. He was huge, bulking, and looked ready to pull the trigger. "Are you alright Mrs. Smith?" He asked, though he never took his eyes of Natsuki, waiting for him to flinch so he could pull the trigger.

[Max]

"Gh...." Natsuki remained still, but he couldnt remain like that for more than five seconds. Right now his sister was more important than his own life. Sure he couldn't move the bulky man, but he could still tilt the gun. He quickly moved hs hand up, slapping the bottom of the gun barrel, tilting it up, and then moving his hand to the trigger, trying to move it so it was upside down, and faced towrads the man.

[Chesa]

It didn't work. Natsuki was just a kid, this man was a professional. He was caught off guard at first but he fired the second the gun tilted. Alice squeaked and squatted down, covering her ears. It missed the intended mark of the boys skull, but did dig into his arm. He then shifted it to the side, aiming at the huddled Alice. Alice's eyes were locked on her older brother, scared for his life, enough though he was shot in the arm. "Don't move," He ordered, his finger poised on the trigger. The woman stood up, dusting herself off and adjusting her skirt. "Come now, that's now the way to treat your new mother," She said,

[Max]

"GAH!!" Natsuki never was good with dealing with pain. He fell down on the stairs, clutching his arm. Though when he saw the gun pointed at Alice he imidietly stood, and quickly stood infront of the gun, infront of Alice. He was still holding his shoulder. Natsuki looked over his shoulder at the woman "....." He clenched his fist, right now he could most likely kill the woman, after all, they wer on the stairs, if he tackeled her, he could probably break her neck

[Chesa]

"You try anything and you'll be shot dead," The woman warned, the strange, false kindness on her face. "Let me just remind you how expendable you are. You aren't the first we've picked up from that orphanage, and your sister is the only one we really wanted," She said. The man with the gun kept it trained on him, ready to fire. Alice grabbed his hand. "Stop it," She whispered, scared he was going to hurt himself more.

[Max]

"You so much as breathe near her and I'll rip your head from your shoulders and stick it right up your ass you whore!" Natsuki yelled, sure what he was saying and how he was saying it seemed completely unlike him. But it was his sister she was talking about, he'd sooner commit mass murder than let her get so much as scratched.