Maverick_Tenshi

By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:32 AM

In case those monsters did the same thing? I don't think I want to see any more... -glances at Milo- Any more of their handiwork

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:27 AM

You're right. Let's hurry. -looks around nervously before floating back out the window-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:22 AM

I guess not. -reaches up to gently touch his cheek and it heals over, leaving the faint scent of honeysuckle behind- What is your name small one? [B] -sniffs- Milo.

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:20 AM

-he holds onto you as you leave the room- -my eyes go wide- There's another one?

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:17 AM

-he comes forward hesitantly and takes your hand- Mama and Papa won't wake up. -his eyes well with tears-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:14 AM

-the bed sheets rustle slightly and another boy, maybe four, crawls out from under the bed- -he has a claw mark down one side of his face but it's stopped bleeding and he looks otherwise unharmed- -his frightened blue eyes look up at you-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:12 AM

-thankfully it's empty but just as trashed as the other rooms-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:09 AM

We're taking Juniper with us right? We can't leave her here

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:06 AM

-my eyes are filled with tears- Everyone in the village is dead... I looked. Juniper is the last one left

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:04 AM

-at the end of the hallway, I knock on the window to get your attention- -I still have Juniper in my arms and she's sucking on a bottle of milk-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 7:01 AM

-a young boy, maybe six, hangs from the ceiling, his throat slit so deeply that his head is almost ready to fall off-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:55 AM

-its empty and trashed as well, with pictures torn off the walls and mirrors smashed-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:50 AM

-its completely trashed- -an elderly couple in the kitchen area lay on the floor, their bodies disfigured-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:47 AM

-nods- I'll see if there's any food for her. -goes back inside the house-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:44 AM

She's a tough one. -smiles at her- Aren't you? -she reaches out a pudgy hand and touches my nose-

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:41 AM

It must have been fairly recent. This little one is still alive. -I bounce her a little, and she squeals with delight- I know this child. She was born on the summer solstice. Her family named her Juniper

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:38 AM

-I take a guess- There's no way she should have survived?

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:36 AM

-the baby coos a little, now calmed- -she has big grey eyes and pale blond hair- -I look at you in concern- Are you alright Maverick?

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:33 AM

-I come out carrying a small toddler in my arms- -my face is ashen- The family inside is dead. I don't know why the child was spared

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By Holly_Blaze on Feb 27, 2014 at 6:25 AM

-there's no answer except for the cry of a baby- -without thinking about it, I open the door and fly in-

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