~Cursed Tomorrow~(TsukiAza One-Shot)

Taking away the Painful Future

A/N: HEY GUYS! Anyone miss me?? Nah? ;w;
I'm sorry for not posting more one-shots, I've become busy lately. QnQ I'm studying to get into this school for rlly smart people. Plus exams. //sobs
Anyway, to make up for it, have these TsukiAza feels~
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"Huh.... Where am I?"
A girl with long black hair and strange red eyes pulled herself up on a tree branch to get a better view of her surroundings. She'd been walking around for almost an eternity, trying to get away from the people who chased her.

Why were they chasing her, though?
Aren't I normal?
Well, that was what she first thought. But after looking at her reflection in the lake, she noticed she was different from normal people.

Her long black hair and bright red eyes contrasted the villagers' usual brown or black hair and dark eyes. Not to mention snake-like scales on her face.

What am I?
It was the only thought that was going through her head, yet she knew the answer. It was what people kept calling her everywhere she went.

Monster.
The word left her with a bad taste in her mouth, and she wanted to scream at them to listen to her, to understand she wouldn't hurt them.  However, every time she tried to talk to them, she always ended up getting hurt, although she would eventually recover from her injuries.

Looks like I'll be staying here for a while. It isn't that bad.
Looking around as she said that, the trees gently swayed to the wind, and all you can hear were sounds of nature. There were no shouts of warning, or screams of terror, or even threats. There were no angry stomps on the ground chasing her away. There were no spears getting thrown at her. It was peaceful.

But she still felt lonely. She wanted to be part of them, but understood that it's in the nature of humans to feel threatened about an unknown thing.

Sighing, she was about to get up when she could her twigs snap behind her.  Alarmed, she turned around, only to see a white haired boy staring at her.

Activating her eye power, she threatened him. "Leave me alone already." She wanted it to end. She was so tired of it all.

To her surprise, he grabbed her arm and started running down the hill.
"Wha-Let go of me!" She said, trying to keep up with him so that she wouldn't stumble. But he didn't turn to look at her nor let go of her arm.

It just continued like that, until the boy paused to catch his breath. Azami, taking this opportunity, wrenched her arm from his grip and hid behind a tree.

"Why did you do that?!"
The boy blinked, and after a moment answered her. "It's because there were villagers with spears nearby. They were shouting at each other, telling tales about that monster which looks like a human."

Azami slowly moved out behind the tree, still wary of him. What are his intentions, helping out a monster like me?
"And why did you help me?" She asked. The boy smiled, as if it was just a joke to him.

"Well, it's because monsters have to stick together!" He said, with a big grin.

Dumbfounded, Azami stared at the boy, wondering how idiotic he could be.

The boy realized something. "Ah! I forgot to tell you my name, forgive me."

Annoyed, Azami turned to leave, muttering that she doesn't need to know his name.
"It's Tsukihiko! What about you?"
He ran to catch up to her, and grabbed her hand. The sudden gesture made her blush and react angrily.