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The Fallen one

12 year old Kari Kamiya walked out of her school, head hung low. She had just moved to Odiaba a week or so ago and so far she hadn't made any friends. Nobody seemed to want anything to do with her.

"Jeeze, you think I could make one friend around here, everyone keeps saying how nice I am back in Shinjuku(I just made that up quick)

Everyone just sped past Kari quickly. She wasn't treated badly, just ignored. She was so popular in Shinjuju but aparently nice kids finished last here. She had never experienced any true lonlyness until now. It was a bad feeling, you needed someone to talk to, to share things with but you have no one to turn to.

Kari decided to tak the short cut today, she didn't know why, just did.

It was through the school parking lot where kids usualy went to smoke pot or whatever.

She saw 3 girls about her age smoking there but just ignored them. They were dressed how you would expect them. One had Orange hiar, one blond, one black. They started walking in her direction.

"What do they want with me!"she thought.

"Okay, don't be so paranoid Kari, after all what would they-

Her terain of thought stopped dead when the Orange haired one stepped in front of her, with the other 2 behind her. She was surrounded.

"You must be the new kid. What's your name"asked the orange hiar one in a calm voice as she took another smoke.

"Kari"she said, not wanting to get them angry.

"So, where are your friends?"asked the Black haired one.

"Don't have any"said kari.

"That's what we thought. You're a cool kid, what do ya say we be friends/"asked the orange haired one.

Kari knew this was wrong, but she needed friends.

"Sure"said Kari nervously.

"Just relax Kari, chill out. Jun(not Davis's sister) got any weed for the kid?"

The Black haired one handed the orange haired one a cigar.

"My name's Moninoke. That's Jun(Black haired one, NOT Davis's sister) and that's Sakura(not from Cardcaptors or Pokemon)

Moninoke took out a lighter and lit the cigar.

"Here, take it"said Moninoke.

"No thanks, I don't smoke"

Moninoke snapped her fingers. Before Kari could think, the other 2 grabbed her by the arms and ran her towards the wall where they pinned her.

"Hey, let me go"said Kari.

Moninoke held most of Kari's mouth shut except for a little room where she put the end of the cigar.

"Breathe it"

Kari knew she couldn't hold her breathe forever, and if she managed to break free, they would pumble her to the ground. Kari reluctantly took a puff. Her throat felt like somebody dumped acid down it. She coughed, only to have the cigar put in again.

"Another one"

Without a choice Kari did so.

Moninoke snapped her fingers again and Kari was shoved to the ground where Moninoke kneeled down and took out a pocket knife.

"You're going to meet us here everyday after school. If you fail to show up even once for any reason, we will not hesitate to kill you. Tell anybody, you die, is that understood"

Kari nodded, she knew they were capable of it.

"Let's go, we'll see our new friend tomorrow"

They dropped Kari to the ground and walked off.

"I don't get it Moninoke, why did we do that?"asked Sakura.

"It's simple girls, with Kari we can have her do the jobs that would get us a night in prision" ************************************************

No matter how hard Kari tried to forget it, she couldn't. She didn't want anything to do with those girls but if she refused they would hunt her down and kill her. If she told anyone, especialy the police she would get it.

Sure she would be safe for a few years or so, but then they would go after her. Witness protection program? No, she didn't like the idea of living under a new identity, new name, she would just hate it, even if it did save her life. She didn't know if it was pride because ever since moving here she lost all of her pride, she just couldn't do that.

But she may have to. What about running away? There's no way she could have all of her family have to change their identities because she was too weak to take on a few girls. Kari was never physicaly phit, she wasn't very fast, not very tall, and extremely weak.

Whenever her friends in Shinjuku played a sport she was picked last.

Her brother Tai was practicly a celebrity at his high school, being the soccer team's best player. He also had a girlfriend named Sora. How could she take all that away from him?

Kari didn't feel like thinking on her feet. She sat at a bus stop bench, flining her bookbag down next to her. She didn't have any money with her so she couldn't take a bus ride, especialy not a cab.

"I don't wanna do this, or do I? Aw, what choice do I have"she thought.

A hand clamped over her mouth and grabbed her. She was quickly dragged into an alleyway and shoved against the wall. It was Sakura. What did she want? She was alone but she had a pocket knife handy. Plus like mentioned Kari was very weak, whether she was compared to a boy or girl.

"Listen up punk, Moninoke may find use for you but I still hate your guts. You got that?"

Kari nodded nervously. Sakura now stood dead in front of Kari, Kari's back stiff against the wall. The knife was held to her throat.

"I could kill you right here. Moninoke would think you did suicide or something"

"P-please don't, please"

"Quit whining"

Kari did so. She did not want to anger Sakura, Kari's chances of survival were slim as it was. Kari gulped slightly, knife against her throat. Her body trembled. Sakura dwindled some of Kari's short hair with her hand, then slashed it off with her knife. Kari nearly jumped at this.

Sakura put a hand over Kari's mouth. Kari's words were muffled.

"Ssh, it'll be over soon"she said calmly as though she were a nurse giving a needle. She took the knife and slashed the first wrist.

Kari's scream was muffled, the pain defaning and it got worse as Sakura got the second wrist.

"aw this is gonna take too long, I'll just go for the throat and end this"

"STOP!"

Sakura saw a tall blond boy who's hair was spiky. Sakura ran away, she knew that even with the knife he couldn't take him. After he made sure the girl was gone he focused his attention on the one laying and bleeding.

"Joe, get down here quick!"

A boy with Blue hair and glasses quickly ran down and gasped at what he saw.

"What happened to the kid?"

"She was mugged by some girl the same age. Her wrists were slashed, get her help"

Joe took out a medical kit. First thing he did was stop the bleeding with some water he brough with him on a cloth. Then he bandaged the wrists.

"She'll be fine now Matt. Who is she?"

"Don't know but it's a good thing we were here to help her"

"I'll say. Well all she needs is rest. She seems to be unconcious right now, must have been from shock. She won't need to go to a hospital"

"Well I guess I could let her rest at my place until she wakes up, then we can find out where she lives and take her home"

"Okay, see ya tomorrow Matt"

"See ya" *********************************************

Kari opened her eyes, groggy. After a groan she sat up. Her head felt awful so she layed back down. She definetly didn't reconize her new surroundings. Seemed too casual for a hospital. Was it Heaven? Was she dead?

She stepped off of the bed, fighting the ache in her head. She staggered a little towards the door and opened it, her senses clogged up like a stuffy nose. She didn't even notice her snadles were gone. Uncertainty hit her as she stepped into the next room sockfooted.

A boy was their doing his homework. He looked about her age with SPiky blond hair and a weird fising like hat. The boy turned around when he heared the creek of the door.

"Hey there, come on over"

Kari uneasily walked over to the boy and kneeled beside him.

"My brother Matt found ya on the streets bleeding. Good thing he found ya. What's your name?"

"Kari"

"Mine's T.K. It's nice to meet ya"

The though of having real friends was almost too exciting to bare. She remembered Sakura mugging her, and everything that happened. If she was saved there, maybe they could protect her?

"What did that girl want with you anyway"asked T.K.

"I just came to Odiaba a week ago thanks to my mom's new job(done to death I know but who cares about that?)Today I ran into these 3 girls my age. They cornered me and forced me to smke pot. They threatened that if I didn't go meet them everyday after school they would hunt me down and kill me. I was thinking about running away but that's when one of them dragged me in an alleyway. She said she didn't want me around and tried to kill me. The last thing I remember is her slitting my wrists"

"Wow, I'm sorry"

"Thanks T.K. I never had any friends since moving here. Would you?"

"Of course. You seem a little pale"

"Well I do have sort of a headache. T.K, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone about those 3, if they find out I told someone they'll kill me. Please, don't tell anyone"

"I promise. We better take you home"

"Right" ************************************************

Sakura walked into the abandoned wooshed where Jun and Moninoke waited for her. When she closed the door behind her Jun grabbed her arms and clamped a hand over her mouth. Moninoke stepped out from the shadows.

"So Sakura, it seems to tried to kill our new accomplice?"

Sakura's gasp was for the most part muffled.

"Trust me, don't think we don't know when you're up to something. You know what happens to traitors don't you? Since this is the first time we'll let you off easy. But do it again and I won't be so nice. Got it?"

Sakura nodded. Moninoke kneed Sakura in the gut, and Jun thrusted her against the wall.

"Remember, next time it's your head"warned Moninoke before she and Jun exited.

Sakura was filled with anger but not towards Moninoke.

"I might not be able to kill you but I will make you pay. You've turned my friends against me, you'll pay"thought Sakura. ************************************************

"You sure you're okay"asked tai.

As much as Kari loved Tai he did get on her nerves sometimes.

"I just need rest"said Kari.

She walked into her room and flopped on her bed.

She closed her eyes and sighed.

"Finaly a friend"she thought.

Her eyes weren't very heavy but her body did still feel pretty exhausted. She felt bad wasting day time but she didn't care.

TBC *****************************************

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